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English to English noun
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the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) |  | source: wordnet30
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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
| 3 |
A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. | | source: webster1913
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