Contort
verb
To twist or bend out of its normal shape.
She contorted her face in a grimace.
Often appears as...
- contort oneself
- contort into shape
verb
To present or understand in a way that is misleading or greatly oversimplified.
He contorted the facts to fit his theory.
Often appears as...
- contort the truth
- contort facts
verb
To twist or bend out of its normal shape.
She contorted her face in a grimace.
Often appears as...
- contort oneself
- contort into shape
verb
To present or understand in a way that is misleading or greatly oversimplified.
He contorted the facts to fit his theory.
Often appears as...
- contort the truth
- contort facts
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Distortion
Used to describe actions that change the normal shape of something in an extreme way.
He contorted the wire into a loop.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Flexibility
Often relates to people showing physical flexibility or discomfort.
The gymnast contorted her body impressively.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotations
Implies a sense of discomfort or unnatural bending, usually not positive.
In agony, he contorted on the ground.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Distortion
Used to describe actions that change the normal shape of something in an extreme way.
He contorted the wire into a loop.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Flexibility
Often relates to people showing physical flexibility or discomfort.
The gymnast contorted her body impressively.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotations
Implies a sense of discomfort or unnatural bending, usually not positive.
In agony, he contorted on the ground.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Distortion
Used to describe actions that change the normal shape of something in an extreme way.
He contorted the wire into a loop.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Flexibility
Often relates to people showing physical flexibility or discomfort.
The gymnast contorted her body impressively.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotations
Implies a sense of discomfort or unnatural bending, usually not positive.
In agony, he contorted on the ground.
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Why helmets don't...
your brain is twisting and turning and contorting, and the tissue is getting stretched. And so most experts, I think, would agree that concussion is not likely to be something that's happening on this outer surface of the brain, but rather it's something that's much deeper towards the center of the brain.
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Can you outsmart the...
Like the generations of astronomers and mathematicians who contorted themselves to explain anomalies in the planets’ orbits, rather than questioning the premise that the planets orbited the Earth. You modern humans may understand that the planets actually orbit the sun,
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Digging Up a Dinosaur...
of depth evidence of some mysterious prehistoric catastrophe this block that I'm sitting next to shows a really important piece of information a really important piece of the puzzle the skeleton shows signs of struggle broken bones and contorted poses suggest that
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The voices in my head PIPE...
forever defined by the damaging things that have happened to us. We are unique. We are irreplaceable. What lies within us can never be truly colonized, contorted, or taken away. The light never goes out. As a very wonderful doctor once said to me,
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Can you solve the...
It swallowed Valhalla, contorted itself across the land, and then merged into one continuous body with no head and no tail. As it begins to digest Valhalla, an exhausted Odin explains that he has just enough power to strike the creature
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Capturing the Impact of...
shot you're in a teeny little hole and you you're kind of having to contort yourself and I'm not in those flexible person a look on her face you know that she's thinking about one thing and that's about getting me out and then the
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The myth of Arachne -...
she flew into a rage and turned on the human weaver. Arachne’s glee dimmed as she felt her body shrinking and contorting. Her fingers waved wildly as her arms stuck to her sides, and black hair sprouted all over her body.
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Can you outsmart the...
That should include all people. Now, I know there are those among you who would argue otherwise, even among those in favor of ending slavery. In response to your many contorted arguments, all of them wrong, I offer this
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What really happened...
and tormented children. As news swept through the village, the symptoms appeared to spread. Accounts describe 12 so-called “afflicted” girls contorting their bodies, having fits, and complaining of prickling skin.
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Life of Insects PIPE...
different kinds of growth each produced by different species of wasp and each with its own particular contorted shape these hard shells may seem to be
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Why helmets don't...
your brain is twisting and turning and contorting, and the tissue is getting stretched. And so most experts, I think, would agree that concussion is not likely to be something that's happening on this outer surface of the brain, but rather it's something that's much deeper towards the center of the brain.
Video examples
Can you outsmart the...
Like the generations of astronomers and mathematicians who contorted themselves to explain anomalies in the planets’ orbits, rather than questioning the premise that the planets orbited the Earth. You modern humans may understand that the planets actually orbit the sun,
Video examples
Digging Up a Dinosaur...
of depth evidence of some mysterious prehistoric catastrophe this block that I'm sitting next to shows a really important piece of information a really important piece of the puzzle the skeleton shows signs of struggle broken bones and contorted poses suggest that
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
forever defined by the damaging things that have happened to us. We are unique. We are irreplaceable. What lies within us can never be truly colonized, contorted, or taken away. The light never goes out. As a very wonderful doctor once said to me,
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Can you solve the...
It swallowed Valhalla, contorted itself across the land, and then merged into one continuous body with no head and no tail. As it begins to digest Valhalla, an exhausted Odin explains that he has just enough power to strike the creature
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Capturing the Impact of...
shot you're in a teeny little hole and you you're kind of having to contort yourself and I'm not in those flexible person a look on her face you know that she's thinking about one thing and that's about getting me out and then the
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The myth of Arachne -...
she flew into a rage and turned on the human weaver. Arachne’s glee dimmed as she felt her body shrinking and contorting. Her fingers waved wildly as her arms stuck to her sides, and black hair sprouted all over her body.
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Can you outsmart the...
That should include all people. Now, I know there are those among you who would argue otherwise, even among those in favor of ending slavery. In response to your many contorted arguments, all of them wrong, I offer this
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What really happened...
and tormented children. As news swept through the village, the symptoms appeared to spread. Accounts describe 12 so-called “afflicted” girls contorting their bodies, having fits, and complaining of prickling skin.
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Life of Insects PIPE...
different kinds of growth each produced by different species of wasp and each with its own particular contorted shape these hard shells may seem to be
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Deepika Padukone
Indian Actress
Once the film is done, then I like to watch myself. I know some actors say that they get very self-conscious watching themselves on screen especially if they have to cry in the scenes, they don't like the way their face contorts, but I have no such issues.
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Malin Akerman
Swedish Actress
Women have a way of contorting things sometimes. We all have our moods, ups and downs. Or if the guy doesn't say anything when you walk out with a new top and the guy has no idea why you're mad at him. So of course, women are complicated.
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Dani Shapiro
American Author
Sometimes when I'm at my desk, I'll realize that I have contorted myself completely, and I haven't moved for hours, and that my legs have fallen asleep. I am elsewhere, not in my body, not in the room, not in my house.
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Jane Birkin
English Actress
I know what it's like to have someone coming home who looks at you not in the way they used to in the old days, and I've seen my own face contorted with sadness and rage in the mirror.
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Will Friedle
American Actor
You have to contort your body in a certain way to hit a low note. When you're on film, you can't. So you do, in a sense, get to hide behind your voice, which is nice.
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Gary Larson
American Cartoonist
I just get silly inside my head and I start to think about something and in my head I start twisting it around, contorting it and envisioning it in different ways.
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Alice Walker
American Author
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.
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Brianna Keilar
Australian Journalist
Military families become familiar with trying to contort their lives around deployments and separations.
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Peter Sotos
American Writer
Further, I'm obsessed with how language contorts and creates bodies.
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Christina Aguilera
American Musician
I never mind contorting myself for a good cause.
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Deepika Padukone
Indian Actress
Once the film is done, then I like to watch myself. I know some actors say that they get very self-conscious watching themselves on screen especially if they have to cry in the scenes, they don't like the way their face contorts, but I have no such issues.
Quote examples
Malin Akerman
Swedish Actress
Women have a way of contorting things sometimes. We all have our moods, ups and downs. Or if the guy doesn't say anything when you walk out with a new top and the guy has no idea why you're mad at him. So of course, women are complicated.
Quote examples
Dani Shapiro
American Author
Sometimes when I'm at my desk, I'll realize that I have contorted myself completely, and I haven't moved for hours, and that my legs have fallen asleep. I am elsewhere, not in my body, not in the room, not in my house.
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Jane Birkin
English Actress
I know what it's like to have someone coming home who looks at you not in the way they used to in the old days, and I've seen my own face contorted with sadness and rage in the mirror.
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Will Friedle
American Actor
You have to contort your body in a certain way to hit a low note. When you're on film, you can't. So you do, in a sense, get to hide behind your voice, which is nice.
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Gary Larson
American Cartoonist
I just get silly inside my head and I start to think about something and in my head I start twisting it around, contorting it and envisioning it in different ways.
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Alice Walker
American Author
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.
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Brianna Keilar
Australian Journalist
Military families become familiar with trying to contort their lives around deployments and separations.
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Peter Sotos
American Writer
Further, I'm obsessed with how language contorts and creates bodies.
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Christina Aguilera
American Musician
I never mind contorting myself for a good cause.
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