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English to English noun
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a tortuous and twisted shape or position |  | Example: they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
the acrobat performed incredible contortions
source: wordnet30
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a twisting force | | source: wordnet30
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The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction. | | source: webster1913
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