Definitions for contort
kənˈtɔrtcon·tort

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contort, deform, distort, wringverb

   twist and press out of shape

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contortverb

   To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury.

2. contortverb

   To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

3. Etymology: con- + -tort, from Middle English, from contortus, past participle of contorquere, from com- + torqueo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CONTORTverb

   To twist; to writhe.

   Etymology: contortus, Latin.

   The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. John Ray.

   Air seems to consist of spires contorted into small spheres, through the interstices of which the particles of light may freely pass. George Cheyne.

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1. contort

   To contort means to twist or bend something out of its normal shape, often in a strained or violent manner. This term can also be used metaphorically to refer to the distortion or misrepresentation of something such as facts or truth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contortverb

   to twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest

2. Etymology: [L. contortus, p. p. of contorquere to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See Torture.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contort

   kon-tort′, v.t. to twist or turn violently: to writhe.—adj. Contort′ed, twisted: folded or twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants.—ns. Contor′tion, a violent twisting; Contor′tionist, a gymnast who practises contorted postures: one who twists words and phrases.—adj. Contort′ive, expressing contortion. [L. con, inten., and torquēre, tortum, to twist.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contort in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of contort in a Sentence

1. Rudy Giuliani:

   Look, you can try to contort anything into anything, but if they have any degree of objectivity or fairness, it would be kind of ridiculous to say I was doing it on Lutsenko's behalf when I was representing the President of the United States.

2. Jeff Davidson:

   Because major web sites invite anonymous visitor commentary and virtually never monitor it, they contort all of society: Pandora's global box has been opened and everyone has an opinion, no matter how under-informed they might be.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contort
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Contort
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=contort
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contort
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=contort