Definition of contort

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Contort (v. t.) To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest..

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Agony :: Agony (n.) Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane..
Twist :: Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
Posture :: Posture (v. i.) To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose..
Irpe :: Irpe (n.) A fantastic grimace or contortion of the body.
Contortuplicate :: Contortuplicate (a.) Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory..
Sneer :: Sneer (n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt..
Contorsion :: Contorsion (n.) See Contortion.
Tumble :: Tumble (v. i.) To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.
Contortive :: Contortive (a.) Expressing contortion.
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
Contortion :: Contortion (n.) A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face..
Contorted :: Contorted (a.) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants..
Knurl :: Knurl (n.) A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
Contertionist :: Contertionist (n.) One who makes or practices contortions.
Contorted :: Contorted (a.) Twisted, or twisted together..
Vermetus :: Vermetus (n.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidae. Their shells are regularly spiral when young, but later in life the whorls become separate, and the shell is often irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube..
Struggle :: Struggle (v. i.) To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body..
Contort :: Contort (v. t.) To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest..
Tripestone :: Tripestone (n.) A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates fancied to resemble pieces of tripe.
Curl :: Curl (v. i.) To contract or bend into curls or ringlets, as hair; to grow in curls or spirals, as a vine; to be crinkled or contorted; to have a curly appearance; as, leaves lie curled on the ground..
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