To bend, twist, or contort; to pretzel.
To deform a simple linear idea into a superfluously complex explanation.
To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
Distortion.
Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
Twisted, bent, crooked.