English > contort: 1 sense > verb 1, contactMeaning | Twist and press out of shape. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Synonyms | deform, distort, wring |
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Narrower | morph | change shape as via computer animation |
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Broader | twist, twine, distort | form into a spiral shape |
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Similar to | wring, wrench | Twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish |
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wring | Twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid |
Spanish | alterar, deformar, desfigurar, distorsionar, tergiversar |
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Catalan | alterar, desfigurar, distorsionar, tergiversar |
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Nouns | contortion | the act of twisting or deforming the shape / shape of something (e.g., yourself) |
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contortion | a tortuous and twisted shape or position |