torcer

torcer tohr-sehr' (verb)
to twist, to bend
1. Tuve que torcerle el brazo a mi esposo para que fuera a la ópera.

I had to twist my husband's arm so that he would go to the opera.

2. No tuerzas mis palabras. Sabes lo que quise decir.

Don't twist my words. You know what I meant.