"contort" meaning in English

See contort in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kənˈtɔː(r)t/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contort.wav [UK] Forms: contort [canonical], contorts [third-person, singular], contorted [past], contorted [past, participle], contorting [present, participle]
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  1. If you contort something, you twist it in a violent manner.
    Sense id: simple-contort-en-verb-5YeBGUgP
     
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