contort

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
2. (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

Hevwate

twist

distort

deform

wring

warp

wrench

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bend

curl

huddle

wrest

curve

mangle

wrick

pervert

sprain

turn

round

screw up

skew

batter

strain

tortile

twiddle

twine

twirl

uglify

vellicate

wreath

writhe

intertwist

squirm

belie

break

convulse

crick

crook

deface

disfigure

distord

garble

incurve

mar

misrepresent

misshape

prise

quirk

Werger

tordre

twijnen

verdrehen

verwringen

verbuigen

verdraaien

torcer

contorcer

burmak

torcer

déformer

bükmek

wringen

vertrekken

retorcer

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: -

In summary

Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).