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contort
[ kuhn-tawrt ]
/ kÉnËtÉrt /
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Definition of contort
verb (used with object)
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
verb (used without object)
to become twisted, distorted, or strained: His face contorted into a grotesque sneer.
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British Dictionary definitions for contort
contort
/ (kÉnËtÉËt) /
verb
to twist or bend severely out of place or shape, esp in a strained manner
Derived forms of contort
contortive, adjectiveWord Origin for contort
C15: from Latin contortus intricate, obscure, from contorquÄre to whirl around, from torquÄre to twist, wrench
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