to contort

Definition of to contort in English English dictionary: screw
I had been calling Nobs in the meantime and was about to set out in search of him, fearing, to tell the truth, to do so lest I find him mangled and dead among the trees of the acacia grove, when he suddenly emerged from among the boles, his ears flattened, his tail between his legs and his body screwed into a suppliant S. He was unharmed except for minor bruises; but he was the most chastened dog I have ever seen.; to twist into a misshapen form; {a} twisted, spiral; {v} to twist, turn, writhe, wrest, torture; To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression; To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest; 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 ); {f} twist out of shape, bend; distort; To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury; twist and press out of shape

to contort

Hyphenation

to con·tort

tı kıntôrt

/tə kənˈtôrt/ /tə kənˈtɔːrt/

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