1 (act of) slanting 2 slant 3 (act of) distorting, skewing 4 distortion, skewness (in science) 5 (act of) bending 6 bend 7 (act of) twisting 8 twist 6 (act of) shearing 7 shear (in science) 8 (act of) meandering, winding 9 meander 10 dummy run (in sports) 11 (act of) varying 12 variation (also in music)