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contort
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con·tort  (kn-tôrt)
v. con·tort·ed, con·tort·ing, con·torts
v.tr.
To twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape: pain that contorted their faces.
v.intr.
To become twisted into a strained shape or expression. See Synonyms at distort.

[Latin contorqure, contort-, to twist : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + torqure, to twist; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.]

con·tortion n.
con·tortive adj.

contort [kənˈtɔːt]
vb
to twist or bend severely out of place or shape, esp in a strained manner
[from Latin contortus intricate, obscure, from contorquēre to whirl around, from torquēre to twist, wrench]
contortive  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.contort - twist and press out of shape
morph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"
distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"

contort
verb twist, knot, distort, warp, deform, misshape His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics.
Translations
contort [kənˈtɔːt] VTretorcer

contort [kənˈtɔːrt] vttordre, crisper

contort
vt
one’s features, metalverziehen (into zu); limbsverrenken, verdrehen; a face contorted with painein schmerzverzerrtes Gesicht; a contorted smileein verkrampftes Lächeln
(fig) wordsverdrehen; report alsoverzerren

contort [kənˈtɔːt] vtcontorcere
contort [kənˈtɔːt] vtcontorcere

contort
v contort [kənˈtoːt]
to twist or turn violently His face was contorted with pain. verwring يَلْتَوي، يَتَلَوّى изкривявам zkroutit, zkřivit forvride; fortrække verzerren, verdrehen συστρέφω, γυρίζω απότομα contraer(se); contorsionarse (cuerpo) väänama کج و کوله شدن؛ از شکل افتادن vääntää, vääristää crisper לְעַווֵת, לְעָקֵם ऎंठना svijati eltorzít mengerut afskræma contorcere, distorcere ゆがめる 일그러지다 iškraipyti, perkreipti sagriezt; saliekt; saviebt berkernyut verwringen forvrenge, fordreie, forvri wykrzywiać contorcer-se a schi­mo­nosi искажать skriviť skriviti, spačiti iskriviti förvrida ทำให้บิดเบี้ยว bükmek, buruşturmak 使扭曲 скривляти, перекручувати مروڑنا، اين‍ٹ‍ھنا làm méo mó
n conˈtortion [-ʃən]
verwringing إلتِواء، حَرَكَة إلتِوائِيّه изкривяване zkroucení, zkřivení forvridning; forvrængning; grimasse die Verdrehung σύσπαση contorsión väänutus از شکل افتادگی vääntäminen, vääristely contorsion עִווּת @@@עִיווּת$$$ शरीर की ऎंठन uvijanje eltorzítás pengerutan aflögun contorsione, contorcimento ねじれ 뒤틀림, 일그러짐 iškraipymas sagriešana; saliekšana; saviebšana kekernyutan verwringing forvridd form, forvridning, fordreining wykrzywienie contorção contorsionare искажение skrivenie skrivljenost, spačenost iščašenost förvridning การบิดเบี้ยว bükme, buruşturma 扭曲 викривлення; перекручення اين‍ٹ‍ھن، تشنج sự làm méo
n conˈtortionist
an entertainer who contorts his body. kontorsiekunstenaar, lyfvlegter بَهْلَوان التَلَوّي акробат hadí muž/žena slangemenneske der Schlangenmensch αυτός που μπορεί να συστρέφει το σώμα του contorsionista kondiväänaja کسی که بدن خود را بطور عجیبی کج و کوله می کند käärmeihminen contorsionniste אִיש גוִּמי ऐंठनबाज, नट akrobat kígyóember kontorsionis slöngumaður, snákmenni contorsionista 曲芸師 곡예사 akrobatas akrobāts ahli peliuk badan slangemens slangemenneske człowiek-guma contorcionista contorsionist человек-змея hadí muž, hadia žena akrobat, človek iz gume čovek-zmija ormmänniska นักกายกรรมที่สามารถบิดตัวเป็นรูปร่างต่าง ๆ vücudunu çeşitli şekillere sokan akrobat 柔體雜技演員 акробат; “людина-змія” ن‍ٹ، جسم كو مروڑ كر كرتب دكهانيوالا diễn viên uốn dẻo


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