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Verb [English]

IPA: /kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contort.wav Forms: contorts [present, singular, third-person], contorting [participle, present], contorted [participle, past], contorted [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Etymology: Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*terkʷ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|la|contortus}} Latin contortus Head templates: {{en-verb}} contort (third-person singular simple present contorts, present participle contorting, simple past and past participle contorted)
  1. (transitive) To twist in a violent manner. Tags: transitive Translations (To twist in a violent manner): изкривявам (izkrivjavam) (Bulgarian), zkroutit [perfective] (Czech), verwringen (Dutch), se contorsionner (French), whakapī (english: referring to making faces) (Maori), forvri (Norwegian Bokmål), contorcer (Portuguese), деформировать (deformirovatʹ) (Russian), скручивать (skručivatʹ) (Russian), изгиба́ть (izgibátʹ) (Russian), förvrida (Swedish), si ctråyner (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-contort-en-verb-b7LkaGpu Disambiguation of 'To twist in a violent manner': 93 7
  2. (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression. Tags: intransitive Translations (To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression): изкривявам (izkrivjavam) (Bulgarian), zkřivit se [perfective] (Czech), zkroutit se [perfective] (Czech), verwrongen of ontzet raken (Dutch), verzerren (German), whakakōiro (Maori), whakapī (note: of the features of the body) (Maori), contorcer-se (Portuguese), искривля́ть (iskrivljátʹ) (Russian), искажа́ть (iskažátʹ) (Russian), contorsionar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-contort-en-verb-ktyC~Jqg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deform, detort, twist Derived forms: contorter, contortion, contortionist, contortive

Inflected forms

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      "word": "whakapī"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression",
      "word": "contorcer-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iskrivljátʹ",
      "sense": "To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression",
      "word": "искривля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iskažátʹ",
      "sense": "To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression",
      "word": "искажа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression",
      "word": "contorsionar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contort"
}

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