CONTORT


Meaning of CONTORT in English

[ kən'tɔ:t ]

■ verb twist or bend out of the normal shape.

Derivatives

~ion noun

Origin

ME: from L. ~- , contorquere 'twist round, brandish', from con- 'together' + torquere 'twist'.

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