contort
11contort — con|tort [kənˈto:t US o:rt] v [I and T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of contorquere, from com ( COM ) + torquere to twist ] if you contort something, or if it contorts, it twists out of its normal shape and looks strange… …
12contort — con|tort [ kən tɔrt ] verb intransitive or transitive if your face or body contorts or you contort it, it twists into shapes or positions that are not natural: A grimace of pain contorted her face. contort with: His face contorted with pain …
13contort — [[t]kəntɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] contorts, contorting, contorted V ERG If someone s face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position. His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics... [V n] The gentlest of… …
14contort — [kən tɔ:t] verb twist or bend out of the normal shape. Derivatives contortion noun Origin ME: from L. contort , contorquere twist round, brandish , from con together + torquere twist …
15contort — [kənˈtɔːt] verb [I/T] if your face or body contorts, or if you contort it, it twists into an unusual shape contortion [kənˈtɔːʃ(ə)n] noun [C] …
16contort — v.tr. twist or force out of normal shape. Etymology: L contorquere contort (as COM , torquere twist) …
17contort — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin contortus, past participle of contorquēre, from com + torquēre to twist more at torture Date: 15th century transitive verb to twist in a violent manner < features contorted with fury > intransitive verb …
18contort — /keuhn tawrt /, v.t. 1. to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort. v.i. 2. to become twisted, distorted, or strained: His face contorted into a grotesque sneer. [1555 65; < L contortus twisted together, ptp. of contorquere. See CON , TORT] *… …
19contort — verb a) To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury. b) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression. Syn: deform, d …
20contort — Synonyms and related words: bend, buckle, corkscrew, crinkle, crook, crumple, curve, distort, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, gnarl, intort, knot, meander, misapply, misapprehend, miscite, misconceive, misconstrue, misdeem, misexplain,… …
