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CONTORT
contort, deform, distort, wring
(verb) twist and press out of shape
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
contort (third-person singular simple present contorts, present participle contorting, simple past and past participle contorted)
(transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
(intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
Synonyms
• deform
• detort
• twist
Anagrams
• Norcott
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tort", v. t. Etym: [L. contortus, p.p. of contorquere to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See Torture.]
Definition: To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest. The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. Ray. Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed. Sir W. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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