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Contort

Contort Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Contort? [v] twist and press out of shape Synonyms \| Synonyms for Contort: deform \| distort \| wring Related Terms \| Find terms related to Contort: 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 \| misexplicate \| misexpound \| misinterpret \| misjudge \| misquote \| misread \| misrender \| misshape \| mistake \| mistranslate \| misunderstand \| pervert \| scallop \| screw \| serpentine \| slink \| snake \| spring \| squeeze \| strain the sense \| swirl \| torture \| turn \| turn awry \| twine \| twirl \| twist \| twist and turn \| twist the words \| warp \| whirl \| whorl \| wind \| worm \| wrench \| wrest \| wring \| writhe See Also \| morph \| twine \| twist Contort In Webster's Dictionary \Con*tort"\, v. t. [L. contortus, p. p. of contorquere to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See {Torture}.] 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.

Contort Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contort?

[v] twist and press out of shape

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contort: deform | distort | wring

See Also | morph | twine | twist

Contort In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*tort"\, v. t. [L. contortus, p. p. of contorquere
to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See {Torture}.]
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.

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