Entry Word: contort

Function: verb

Meaning: to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition <the acrobat is able to contort his body so that it almost looks like a pretzel>

Synonyms deform, distort, screw, squinch, warp

Related Words deface, disfigure; wrench, wrest, wring; coil, curl, twine, wind, wreathe