English noun: contortion | |||
| 1. | contortion (act) the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) | ||
| Synonyms | deformation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of shape | ||
| 2. | contortion (shape) a tortuous and twisted shape or position | ||
| Samples | They built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs. The acrobat performed incredible contortions. | ||
| Synonyms | crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distorted shape, distortion | ||