contort
/kən'tɔ:t/
Definition
- Verb:
- To twist or bend something out of its normal shape: To cause something to become twisted, bent, or deformed, often in an unnatural or painful way.
- To distort the meaning or appearance of something: To twist or misrepresent something, such as words or facts, from their proper or original form.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The intense pain caused his face to contort.
- The artist contorted the metal into a beautiful, abstract sculpture.
- Politicians sometimes contort the truth to suit their arguments.
Advanced Usage
"to contort oneself": to twist one's own body into an unnatural shape or position.
- The gymnast can contort herself into incredible positions.
"to be contorted with/by (an emotion or sensation)": to have one's face or body twisted due to a strong feeling like pain, anger, or effort.
- Her features were contorted with rage.
Variants and Related Words
Contortion (n): The act of contorting or the state of being contorted; a twisted position or shape.
- The contortion of the tree branches was caused by the strong wind.
Contortionist (n): A performer who twists their body into unusual and unnatural positions.
- The circus contortionist amazed the audience.
Synonyms
- Distort: To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading account of.
- Deform: To spoil the form or appearance of; to make misshapen.
- Warp: To become bent or twisted out of shape.
Related Phrases
- Contort one's features: To twist the muscles of one's face.
- He contorted his features in a grimace of disgust.
Related Idioms
- To contort the facts: To twist or misrepresent the truth.
- The lawyer accused the witness of contorting the facts.
Verb
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twist and press out of shape
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