contortionist

con·tor·tion·ist

 (kən-tôr′shə-nĭst)

n.

One who contorts, especially an acrobat capable of twisting into extraordinary positions.

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con·tor′tion·is′tic adj.

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contortionist

(kənˈtɔːʃənɪst)

n

1. (Theatre) a performer who contorts his or her body for the entertainment of others

2. a person who twists or warps meaning or thoughts: a verbal contortionist.

conˌtortionˈistic adj

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con•tor•tion•ist

(kənˈtɔr ʃə nɪst)

n.

one who performs gymnastic feats involving contortions.

[1855–60]

con•tor`tion•is′tic, adj.

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contortionist

a person who performs gymnastic feats involving distorted postures. — contortionistic, adj.

See also: Athletics

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

contortionist - an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions acrobat - an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

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Translations

بَهْلَوان التَلَوّي

hadí muž/žena

slangemenneske

Schlangenmensch

contorsionniste

kígyóember

slöngumaîur, snákmenni

contorsionista

slangemenneske

hadí mužhadia žena

vücudunu çeşitli şekillere sokan akrobat

柔体杂技演员

contortionist

[kənˈtɔːʃənɪst] N → contorsionista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

contortionist

[kənˈtɔː^rʃənɪst] n → contorsionniste mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

contortionist

n → Schlangenmensch m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

contortionist

[kənˈtɔːʃənɪst] n → contorsionista m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

contort

(kənˈtoːt) verb

to twist or turn violently. His face was contorted with pain. verwring يَلْتَوي، يَتَلَوّى изкривявам contorcer-se zkroutit, zkřivit verzerren, verdrehen forvride; fortrække συστρέφω, γυρίζω απότομα contraer; contorsionarse väänama کج و کوله شدن؛ از شکل افتادن vääristyä crisper לְעַווֵת, לְעָקֵם ऎंठना svijati eltorzít mengerut afskræma contorcere, distorcere ゆがめる 일그러지다 iškraipyti, perkreipti sagriezt; saliekt; saviebt berkernyut verwringenforvrenge, fordreie, forvri wykrzywiać سره پيجل: حقايق په بله بڼه ښوول: سره اړول contorcer-se a schi­mo­nosi искажать skriviť skriviti, spačiti iskriviti förvrida ทำให้บิดเบี้ยว bükmek, buruşturmak 使扭曲 скривляти, перекручувати مروڑنا، اين‍ٹ‍ھنا làm méo mó 扭弯

conˈtortion (-ʃən) noun

verwringing إلتِواء، حَرَكَة إلتِوائِيّه изкривяване contorção zkroucení, zkřivení die Verdrehung forvridning; forvrængning; grimasse σύσπασηcontorsión väänutus از شکل افتادگی vääristymä contorsion עוות, עיוות शरीर की ऎंठन uvijanje eltorzítás pengerutan aflögun contorsione, contorcimento ねじれ 뒤틀림, 일그러짐 iškraipymas sagriešana; saliekšana; saviebšana kekernyutan verwringingforvridd form, forvridning, fordreining wykrzywienie له contorção contorsionare искажение skrivenie skrivljenost, spačenost iščašenost förvridning การบิดเบี้ยว bükme, buruşturma 扭曲 викривлення; перекручення اين‍ٹ‍ھن، تشنج sự làm méo 扭弯

conˈtortionist noun

an entertainer who contorts his body. kontorsiekunstenaar, lyfvlegter بَهْلَوان التَلَوّي акробат contorcionista hadí muž/žena der Schlangenmensch slangemenneske 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 slangenmensslangemenneske człowiek-guma هغه څوك چې خپل ځان كوږ او اوږ كوى 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 柔体杂技演员

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