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contort - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
intransitive verb synonym : distort .intransitive verb intransitive verb
from The Century Dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
transitive verb
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb transitive To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury.verb intransitive To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin contorquēre , contort- , to twist : com- , intensive pref.; see com– + torquēre , to twist; see terkw - in Indo-European roots.]
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con- + -tort , from Middle English, from Latin contortus , past participle of contorquere , from com- + torqueō ("twist, turn").
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Examples
I might have passed out for a moment; Noah’s face went fuzzy as I watched his expression contort in the pleasant agony of sex.
My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011
I might have passed out for a moment; Noah’s face went fuzzy as I watched his expression contort in the pleasant agony of sex.
My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011
I might have passed out for a moment; Noah’s face went fuzzy as I watched his expression contort in the pleasant agony of sex.
My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011
The interplay between contract and tort the so-called contort is very important and not easy to understand.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Business Torts: 2007
The demon cocked his head to the side and with analytical interest watched his mistress’s expression contort .
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
The demon cocked his head to the side and with analytical interest watched his mistress’s expression contort .
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
The demon cocked his head to the side and with analytical interest watched his mistress’s expression contort .
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
The problem is when you're on track with road tyres, there isn't enough rubber making contact with the tarmac, which causes the tyres to twist and contort , meaning substantially less grip after only a few laps.
Car Advice | News | Reviews 2010
I'm not prying, "Antimodes explained, seeing a pained expression contort the child's face.
The Soulforge Weis, Margaret 1998
Malkin claims proves Obama was kowtowing to the Muslim Monarch, you note that Obama is about a foot taller than Abdullah, and so had to kind of contort himself to get into any sort of position to shake the sheikh's hand.
Anorak News 2009
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