Definition of Contort. Meaning of Contort. Synonyms of Contort

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Definition of Contort

Contort
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. The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. --Ray. Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Meaning of Contort from wikipedia

- Look up contort or contortion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contortion is an act of twisting and deforming. Contortion may also refer to: Contortion...
- Contorts (arguably) is a portmanteau, or a combination of "contracts" and "torts" originated by Grant Gilmore in his book The Death of Contract. The generally...
- In organic chemistry, contorted aromatics, or more precisely contorted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in...
- "Quintuplets 2000" (also known as "Contorting Quintuplets 2000" in some syndicated markets and "Quintuplets" on the South Park Studios website) is the...
- Duméril & Bibron, 1853 Ancistrodon contortrix — Baird, 1854 Agkistrodon contorting Abbott, 1869 (ex errore) Ancistrodon atrofuscus — Cope, 1875 Agkistrodon...
- more disease resistant. 'Tortuosa' is an upright tree with twisted and contorted branches, marketed as cork**** willow. Yet other weeping willow cultivars...
- exaggerations from the point of view of the arrangement, their lines are contorted like those of the ancient woodcuts." The first two pictures are universally...
- raise the feet upwards. Skaters attempting record-setting ollies even contort the legs so that their board and feet are not directly below them, allowing...
- About 25 million years ago, a shift in plate tectonic movements began to contort and crumple the region. This is now most evident in the Southern Alps,...
- m**** man who lives a peaceful life with his wife and son. However, things contort after he witnesses a murder committed by a dreaded gangster. It was released...