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Verb Twist Contort  To Contorted Violent Strained Shape

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
con·tort

 \\kən-ˈtȯrt\\ verb
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from Latin contortus, past participle of contorquēre, from com- + torquēre to twist — more at 
torture
 DATE  15th century
transitive verb
: to twist in a violent manner
    features contorted with fury
intransitive verb
: to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression
Synonyms: see 
deform
• con·tor·tion 
 \\-ˈtȯr-shən\\ noun
• con·tor·tive 
 \\-ˈtȯr-tiv\\ adjective
English Etymology
contort
  1622, from L. contortus, prp. of contorquere "to whirl, twist," from com- "together" + torquere "to twist" (see thwart). Related: Contorted (pp. adj., 1620s).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
contort
con·tort kEn5tC:tNAmE -5tC:rt / verb   to become twisted or make sth twisted out of its natural or normal shape
   (使)扭曲,走样:
   [V] 
   His face contorted with anger. 
   他脸都气歪了。 
   [VN] 
   Her mouth was contorted in a snarl. 
   她龇牙咧嘴地怒吼着。 
 con·tort·ed adj.:
    contorted limbs / bodies 
   扭曲的四肢/躯体 
  (figurative) It was a contorted version of the truth. 
   这是对事实的歪曲。 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
con·tort
\kənˈtȯ(ə)rt, -ȯ(ə)t, usu -d.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin contortus, past participle of contorquēre to twist, from com- + torquēre to twist — more at 
torture
transitive verb
: to twist or twist together especially in a strained or violent manner : turn awry : 
bend
distort
 < branches that had been contorted and gnarled by years of struggle to survive — New Yorker >
 contort spelling and grammar >
intransitive verb
: to twist into a strained shape or expression (as from pain or violent feeling)
 < his face would contort in a grimace at the heat — D.C.Jenkins >
 < fine features hardened and contorted with rage >
Synonyms: see 
deform

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