'Contort' definitions:
Definition of 'contort'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Contort'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. --Ray. [1913 Webster]
- Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'contort'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bend,
- buckle,
- corkscrew,
- crinkle,
- crook,
- crumple,
- curve,
- distort,
- garble,
- get one wrong,
- get wrong,
- gloss,
- gnarl,
- intort,
- knot,
- meander,
- misapply,
- misapprehend,
- miscite,
- misconceive,
- misconstrue,
- misdeem,
- misexplain,
- misexplicate,
- misexpound,
- misinterpret,
- misjudge,
- misquote,
- misread,
- misrender,
- misshape,
- mistake,
- mistranslate,
- misunderstand,
- pervert,
- scallop,
- screw,
- serpentine,
- slink,
- snake,
- spring,
- squeeze,
- strain the sense,
- swirl,
- torture,
- turn,
- turn awry,
- twine,
- twirl,
- twist,
- twist and turn,
- twist the words,
- warp,
- whirl,
- whorl,
- wind,
- worm,
- wrench,
- wrest,
- wring,
- writhe