contort

Verb

Meaning

To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

deform twist distort wring arch bend cockle turn warp flex damage wind angle curve collapse
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Antonyms

display explain solve smooth demonstrate stretch
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Hypernyms

twist distort twine

Hyponyms

morph

Anagrams

Norcott

Examples

You have to contort your body in a certain way to hit a low note. When you're on film, you can't. So you do, in a sense, get to hide behind your voice, which is nice. Will Friedle

While he doesn't necessarily have a superpower, Laughton is able to contort his body in nearly impossible ways, making him extremely flexible and able to fit his body into small spaces. Source: Internet

It can be no surprise that those who abhor truth, who contort their minds to avoid reality, who want to be coddled in the myth of riskless existence, are those most bothered by the very existence of the gadfly. Source: Internet

He can play above the rim down the field and can contort his body to make special catches. Source: Internet

And it will do everything possible to contort it to their ugly vision of what it should be. Source: Internet

It was easier when my hair was longer and I didn't contort myself in so many strange positions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

contorno contorsion contorsional contorted contorted face contorted hunch