contort

verb

Meaning

To twist in a violent manner.
To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

wring(English)distort(English)deform(English)warp(English)twist(English)screw up(English)convulse(English)retrotort(English)shapes(English)impossible(English)fit(English)themselves(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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