Definition of contort Contort

/kʌntɔˈɹt/ - [kuntort] - con•tort

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What does contort mean?

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Verb contorts, contorting, contorted
contort - twist and press out of shape
		deform, distort, wring
		twine, distort, twist make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
		morph change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"

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Wiktionary

contort (Verb)
To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury.
contort (Verb)
To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

contort (v. t.)
To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

contort
To twist in a violent manner.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

contort
kon-tort′, v.t. to twist or turn violently: to writhe.—adj. Contort′ed, twisted: folded or twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants.—ns. Contor′tion, a violent twisting; Contor′tionist, a gymnast who practises contorted postures: one who twists words and phrases.—adj. Contort′ive, expressing contortion. [L. con, inten., and torquēre, tortum, to twist.]

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contort, verb, present, 1st person singular of contort (infinitive).
contort, verb (infinitive).

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