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Contort

Contort Meaning & Definition
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.

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