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contort

verb

/kənˈtɔːrt/

Meaning

to twist or bend out of the normal shape

She contorted her face in pain after the injury.

twist, bend, distort, deform

straighten, relax

contort the body, contort in pain, contort muscles

to fail to keep, maintain, or win something

to order someone not to do something

to turn pale from shock, fear, or to briefly boil food to remove skin or prepare it

to change from one thing to another; to exchange or replace

to decorate or add beauty to something

to cure; to become healthy again