CONTORT

[con.tort] vb [ME, fr. L contortus, pp. of contorquere, fr. com- + torquere to twist--more at torture] vt (15c): to twist in a violent manner "features ~ed with fury" ~ vi: to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression syn see deform -- con.tor.tion n -- con.tor.tive adj