contort

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.

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

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con·tortion n.

con·tortive adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

contort - twist and press out of shape wring, deform, distort 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"

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contort

verb twist, knot, distort, warp, deform, misshape His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics.

Translations

contort [kənˈtɔːt] VT → retorcer

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contort [kənˈtɔː^rt] vt → tordre, crisper

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contort

vt

one’s features, metal → verziehen (into zu); limbs → verrenken, verdrehen; a face contorted with pain → ein schmerzverzerrtes Gesicht; a contorted smile → ein verkrampftes Lächeln

(fig) words → verdrehen; report also → verzerren

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contort [kənˈtɔːt] vt → contorcere

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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 扭弯

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 扭弯

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 柔体杂技演员