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CONTORT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
transitive verb : to twist in a violent manner features contorted with fury intransitive verb : to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
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CONTORT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
to (cause something to) twist or bend violently and unnaturally into a different shape or form: contort with His face contorted with bitterness and rage.
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contort - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English terms derived from Latin · English 2-syllable words · English terms with IPA pronunciation · English terms with audio pronunciation · Rhymes:English/ɔː( ...
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▪ I. † conˈtort, ppl. a. Obs. [ad. L. contort-us pa. pple: see next.] Twisted, contorted.1570 Levins Manip. 173 Contort, contortus.▪ II. contort, v. (kənˈtɔːt) [f. L. contort- ppl. stem of contorquēre, f. con- + torquēre to twist.] 1. trans. To twist, twist together or round itself; to draw awry; to...
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270 Synonyms & Antonyms for CONTORT | Thesaurus.com
contort · bend · convolute · curve · gnarl · knot · torture · twist · warp · wind · wrench. Weak match. misshape. Did You Know? "Muscle" originates from the ...
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CONTORT definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
to twist or wrench out of its usual form into one that is grotesque; distort violently; a face contorted with pain.
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Contortion (disambiguation)
the Contorsion tensor
an old term for complicated geological folds
Contortions may also refer to:
James Chance and the Contortions, a musical group
Contort may additionally refer to:
Contort (law), an informal legal term combining "contract" and "tort"
Contort, a botanical term for a type of aestivation
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Contort - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
To contort something is to bend or twist it out of its original shape. Faces are often said to contort with one particular emotion or another.
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contort | definition for kids - Wordsmyth Children's Dictionary
to twist into an unusual or unnatural shape. The warped mirror contorted her image.Rage contorted his features. similar words: · distort, twist · related words: ...
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Contort - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
"to twist or wrench out of shape," early 15c. (in medical use, Chauliac, implied in contorted), from Latin contortus, past participle of contorquere "to whirl, ...
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CONTORT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words
Some common synonyms of contort are deform, distort, and warp. While all these words mean "to mar or spoil by or as if by twisting," distort and contort both ...
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Contort Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
verb contorts; contorted; contorting : to twist into an unusual appearance or shape [no object] His body contorted with/in pain.
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contort
contort/kənˈtɔ:t; kən`tɔrt/ v[I, Ipr, Tn]~ (sth) (with sth) (cause sth to) twist out of its natural shape (使某物)扭曲, 走样 Her face contorted/was contorted with pain. 她的脸因疼痛而走了样. contorted branches, limbs, etc 弯弯曲曲的枝桠、 主枝等 (fig 比喻) a contorted (ie too complicated) explanation, excuse, etc 拐弯抹角的解释、 辩解等.
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The Dirt of Luck
Salon wrote that "the arcing melodies on notable Dirt of Luck songs such as 'Pat's Trick' and 'Honeycomb' contort like a kite twisting in the sky, as Timony's
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contorsive
contorsive, a. (kənˈtɔːsɪv) [f. L. contorsus, alleged variant of contortus (see contort) + -ive.] Of contorting quality or tendency.1819 H. Busk Vestriad i. 500 His eye contorsive bent a thousand ways. 1819 ― Dessert 711 Or with scored viscera contorsive rue The deleterious trash that vintners brew.
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