contort
Use Contort in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become twisted, distorted, or strained: His face contorted into a grotesque sneer.
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| —vb | |
| to twist or bend severely out of place or shape, esp in a strained manner | |
| [C15: from Latin contortus intricate, obscure, from contorquēre to whirl around, from torquēre to twist, wrench] | |
| con'tortive | |
| —adj | |
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Contort
is always a great word to know.
So is conformation. Does it mean:
| to shake violently |
| Manner of formation; structure; form, as of a physical entity. the act or process of conforming; adaptation; adjustment. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
contort
1622, from L. contortus, prp. of contorquere "to whirl, twist," from com- "together" + torquere "to twist" (see thwart). Related: Contorted (pp. adj., 1620s).
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Example sentences
But you can't contort your way through the back door, which is basically what they are trying to do.
The fact that it is possible to so contort a plant is no justification for doing it.
After watching the party contort its policies and its principles, voters concluded it was not such a good idea.
Rolfers gouge with knuckles and knead with fists, contort limbs and lean into elbows to loosen tendons and ligaments.
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