storcere

Meaning

1. (transitive) to twist (a finger, nail, etc.)
2. (transitive) to sprain, to dislocate (a foot, wrist, etc.)
3. (figuratively, transitive) to distort

Concepts

twist

wrench

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distort

wrick

sprain

wring out

curl

turn

squeeze

rick

wring

bend

Synonyms

slogare

torcere

ritorcere

Translations

tordre

retorçar

torcer

drehen

deformar

pervertir

إلتوى في الكاحل

عَصَرَ

وَثَأَ

dislocar-se

torçar-se

desconjuntar-se

Drehung

quetschen

لوى

Hyphenated as

stòr‧ce‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɔr.t͡ʃe.re/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *extorcere, ultimately from Latin torquēre. Doublet of estorcere, a borrowing from Latin.