CONTORT


Meaning of CONTORT in English

/keuhn tawrt"/ , v.t.

1. to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.

v.i.

2. to become twisted, distorted, or strained: His face contorted into a grotesque sneer.

[ 1555-65; contortus twisted together, ptp. of contorquere. See CON-, TORT ]

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