Verb to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring. to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course. to distort or cause to distort from the truth, fact, true meaning, etc.; bias; incline. noun a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly. a mental twist, bias, or quirk, or a biased or twisted attitude or judgment.