1) Bends 2) Gnarls 3) Twists 4) Warps 1) Gets all bent out of shape 2) Twists out of shape 
Contorts (arguably) is a portmanteau, or a combination of `contracts` and `torts` originated by Grant Gilmore in his book The Death of Contract. The generally informal term refers to the continual or persistent `tortification` of Contract law. In other words, in recent years, principles from tort law increasingly have been applied to contrac...