English verb: contort | |||
1. | contort (contact) twist and press out of shape | ||
Synonyms | deform, distort, wring | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distort, twine, twist | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | morph | ||
Verb group | wrench, wring, wring | ||