Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Stórcere, v. a. (pass. stor-si, -se, -sero, part. -to, &c.)
1. to twist, wrest, wring, writhe. — il collo ad uno, to wring one's neck. — la bocca,to make a wry mouth or faces. — il senso d'una parola, to twist or wrest the sense of a word; 2. to unwring, untwist. — una fune,to untwist a rope; v. r. to oppose, hinder, be contrary to, resist. — un piede, un braccio,to sprain one's foot, dislocate one's arm.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
storcere: or stórto, to wrest, to wrench, to writhe, to straine or make crooked. Also to extort. Looke Tórcere.