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Contort

To twist in a violent manner.

📖 Definitions of "Contort"

verb

1
To twist in a violent manner.
"features contorted with fury."
2
To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

🔄 Synonyms of "Contort"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
wringverb	(transitive) Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
distortverb	(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
deformverb	(transitive) To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Contort"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wringverb	(transitive) Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
distortverb	(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
deformverb	(transitive) To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
warpnoun	(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
twistnoun	A twisting force.
screw upverb	(transitive, colloquial) To make a mess of; to ruin.
convulseverb	(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
retrotortnoun	(neologism) A witty remark that one thinks of when it is too late.
writhenoun	(knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
screwnoun	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
turnnoun	A change of direction or orientation.
twist and turnverb	(intransitive) To move one way then the other, or in unpredictable erratic gyrations.
wrenchnoun	A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
cricknoun	A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected.
throwverb	(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
wrestverb	(transitive) To pull or twist violently.
twirlnoun	Any rotating movement; a spin.
curvenoun	A gentle bend, such as in a road.
corkscrewnoun	An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
incurvate	bending inwards.