contortions

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plural of contortion
contortion
A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body
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to twist into a misshapen form
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{a} twisted, spiral
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{v} to twist, turn, writhe, wrest, torture
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To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression
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To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest
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If someone's face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position. His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics The gentlest of her caresses would contort his already tense body Brenner was breathing hard, his face contorted with pain. if you contort something, or if it contorts, it twists out of its normal shape and looks strange or unattractive contort with/in (past participle of contorquere, from com- ( COM-) + torquere )
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{f} twist out of shape, bend; distort
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To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury
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twist and press out of shape
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yourself
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A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face
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Contortions are movements of your body or face into unusual shapes or positions. I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts
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a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
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the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something e
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The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself
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{i} twisting, bending; distorting
contortion
the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e g , yourself)
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