contort

contort
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • contort — contórt adj. m., pl. contórţi; f. sg. contórtă, pl. contórte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  CONTÓRT, Ă adj. Învârtit, sucit. ♦ (Despre frunze) Care se acoperă parţial una pe alta. [cf …   Dicționar Român

  • Contort — 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. [1913 Webster] The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. Ray.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contort — I verb bend, bend out of shape, deform, depravare, detorquere, dislocate, distorquere, distort, knot, misshape, pervert, turn, twine, twist, twist and turn, wind, wrench, wrest, wrinkle, writhe II index distort …   Law dictionary

  • contort — early 15c., from L. contortus, pp. of contorquere to whirl, twist together, from com together or intensive (see COM (Cf. com )) + torquere to twist (see THWART (Cf. thwart)). Related: Contorted; contorting …   Etymology dictionary

  • contort — distort, warp, *deform Analogous words: twist, bend, *curve …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • contort — [v] disfigure, distort bend, convolute, curve, deform, gnarl, knot, misshape, torture, twist, warp, wind, wrench, writhe; concepts 147,184 Ant. beautify, smooth …   New thesaurus

  • contort — ► VERB ▪ twist or bend out of its normal shape. DERIVATIVES contortion noun. ORIGIN Latin contorquere twist round, brandish …   English terms dictionary

  • contort — [kən tôrt′] vt., vi. [< L contortus, pp. of contorquere, to whirl, twist < com , together + torquere, to twist: see TORT] to twist or wrench out of its usual form into one that is grotesque; distort violently [a face contorted with pain]… …   English World dictionary

  • contort — UK [kənˈtɔː(r)t] / US [kənˈtɔrt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms contort : present tense I/you/we/they contort he/she/it contorts present participle contorting past tense contorted past participle contorted if your face or body contorts …   English dictionary

  • contort — verb Contort is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑face, ↑mouth Contort is used with these nouns as the object: ↑feature …   Collocations dictionary

  • contort — con|tort [kənˈto:t US o:rt] v [I and T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of contorquere, from com ( COM ) + torquere to twist ] if you contort something, or if it contorts, it twists out of its normal shape and looks strange… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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