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contort |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contort \Con*tort"\, v. t. [L. contortus p. p. of contorquere to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See {Torture}.] To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest. The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. --Ray. Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed. --Sir W. Hamilton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contort v : twist and press out of shape [syn: {deform}, {distort}, {wring}]
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