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con·tort
 contort
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- pronunciation:
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tort
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
contorts, contorting, contorted |
| definition: |
to twist into an unusual or unnatural shape.
The warped mirror contorted her image.Rage contorted his features.- similar words:
- distort, twist
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| related words: |
bend, pout, spring, turn, twist, warp, work, writhe |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become twisted into an unusual or unnatural shape.
His face contorted with grief. |
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