Contort

глагол 1) искривлять; деформировать Например: The cord is contorted into a spiral. — Верёвка скручена спиралью. Синоним(ы): round, twist 2) искажать Синоним(ы): deform, distort

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Contort

деформировать, искажать, искривлять

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Contort

verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin contortus, past participle of contorquēre, from com- + torquēre to twist — more at torture transitive verb to twist in a violent manner Example: features contorted with fury intransitive verb to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression Synonyms: see deformcontortion nouncontortive adjective

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