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 | ||