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con·tort C0603900 (kən-tôrt′)v. con·tort·ed, con·tort·ing, con·torts v.tr.1. To twist, wrench, or bend out of proper or natural shape: fingers contorted by arthritis. See Synonyms at distort.2. To cause to deviate from what is normal, proper, or accurate: The leaders of the movement contorted their own principles in trying to get what they wanted.v.intr. To become contorted: "Her face contorts with pain and horror, as if something deep inside her has been shattered" (Rachel Simon).
[Latin contorquēre, contort-, to twist : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + torquēre, to twist; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.]
con·tor′tion n.con·tor′tive adj.contort (kənˈtɔːt) vbto twist or bend severely out of place or shape, esp in a strained manner[C15: from Latin contortus intricate, obscure, from contorquēre to whirl around, from torquēre to twist, wrench] conˈtortive adjcon•tort (kənˈtɔrt)
v.t. 1. to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort. v.i. 2. to become twisted, distorted, or strained. [1555–65; < Latin contortus twisted together, past participle of contorquēre. See con-, tort] con•tor′tive, adj. contort
Past participle: contorted
Gerund: contorting
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| I contort | | you contort | | he/she/it contorts | | we contort | | you contort | | they contort |
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| I contorted | | you contorted | | he/she/it contorted | | we contorted | | you contorted | | they contorted |
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| I am contorting | | you are contorting | | he/she/it is contorting | | we are contorting | | you are contorting | | they are contorting |
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| I have contorted | | you have contorted | | he/she/it has contorted | | we have contorted | | you have contorted | | they have contorted |
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| I was contorting | | you were contorting | | he/she/it was contorting | | we were contorting | | you were contorting | | they were contorting |
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| I had contorted | | you had contorted | | he/she/it had contorted | | we had contorted | | you had contorted | | they had contorted |
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| I will contort | | you will contort | | he/she/it will contort | | we will contort | | you will contort | | they will contort |
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| I will have contorted | | you will have contorted | | he/she/it will have contorted | | we will have contorted | | you will have contorted | | they will have contorted |
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| I will be contorting | | you will be contorting | | he/she/it will be contorting | | we will be contorting | | you will be contorting | | they will be contorting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been contorting | | you have been contorting | | he/she/it has been contorting | | we have been contorting | | you have been contorting | | they have been contorting |
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| I will have been contorting | | you will have been contorting | | he/she/it will have been contorting | | we will have been contorting | | you will have been contorting | | they will have been contorting |
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| I had been contorting | | you had been contorting | | he/she/it had been contorting | | we had been contorting | | you had been contorting | | they had been contorting |
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| I would contort | | you would contort | | he/she/it would contort | | we would contort | | you would contort | | they would contort |
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| I would have contorted | | you would have contorted | | he/she/it would have contorted | | we would have contorted | | you would have contorted | | they would have contorted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | contort - twist and press out of shapewring, deform, distortmorph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels" |
contortverb twist, knot, distort, warp, deform, misshape His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics.contortverbTo alter and spoil the natural form or appearance of:deform, disfigure, distort, misshape, twist.Translationscontort (kənˈtoːt) verb to twist or turn violently. His face was contorted with pain. 使扭曲 扭弯conˈtortion (-ʃən) noun 扭曲 扭弯conˈtortionist noun an entertainer who contorts his body. 柔體雜技演員 柔体杂技演员EncyclopediaSeecontortedcontortenUK
Synonyms for contortverb twistSynonyms- twist
- knot
- distort
- warp
- deform
- misshape
Synonyms for contortverb to alter and spoil the natural form or appearance ofSynonyms- deform
- disfigure
- distort
- misshape
- twist
Synonyms for contortverb twist and press out of shapeSynonymsRelated Words- morph
- distort
- twine
- twist
- wring
- wrench
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