contort

contort

verb

Definition of CONTORT

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, misshape, screw, squinch, torture, warp

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

Near Antonyms straighten, unbend, uncurl