English-Thai Dictionary

contort

VI บิดเบี้ยว  deform distort bid-biao

 

contort

VT ทำให้ บิดเบี้ยว  tam-hai-bid-biao

 

contort

VT ทำให้ ไม่ เหลือ เค้าเดิม  ทำให้ เปลี่ยนไป จน จำ ไม่ได้  tam-hai-mai-luea-kaol-doem

 

contorted

A เกี่ยวกับ การ บิดเบี้ยว 

 

contortion

N การ บิดเบี้ยว (โดยเฉพาะ ใบหน้า หรือ ส่วน ของ ร่างกาย  deformity distortion kan-bid-biao

 

contortionist

N นัก กายกรรม ที่ มี การ บิด หรือ ดัด ตัว  ผู้ ผัน เสียง  ผู้ ที่ บิด 

 

contortive

A เกี่ยวกับ การคด งอ  ที่ ทำให้ คดงอ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTORT

v.t.[L.] TO twist together; to writhe.

 

CONTORTED

pp. Twisted together. A contorted corol, in botany, has the edge of one petal lying over the next, in an oblique direction.

 

CONTORTION, CONTORSION

n.[L.] 1. A twisting; a writhing; a wresting; a twist; wry motion; as the contorsion of the muscles of the face.
2. In medicine, a twisting or wresting of a limb or member of the body out of its natural situation; the iliac passion; partial dislocation; distorted spine; contracted neck.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTORT

Con *tort ", v. t. Etym: [L. contortus, p.p. of contorquere to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See Torture. ]

 

Defn: To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest. The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. Ray. Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed. Sir W. Hamilton.

 

CONTORTED

CONTORTED Con *tort "ed, a.

 

1. Twisted, or twisted together. "A contorted chain of icicles." Massinger.

 

2. (Bot. ) (a ) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants. (b ) Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in contorted or convolute æstivation.

 

CONTORTION

Con *tor "tion, n. Etym: [L. contortio: cf. F. contorsion. See Contort, and cf. Torsion. ]

 

Defn: A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. Swift. All the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration. Burke.

 

CONTORTIONIST

CONTORTIONIST Con *tor "tion *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who makes or practices contortions.

 

CONTORTIVE

CONTORTIVE Con *tor "tive, a.

 

Defn: Expressing contortion.

 

CONTORTUPLICATE

Con `tor *tu "pli *cate, a. Etym: [L. contortuplicatus; contortus contorted + plicare to fold. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory. Gray.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contort

con tort |kənˈtôrt kənˈtɔrt | ▶verb twist or bend out of its normal shape: [ with obj. ] : a spasm of pain contorted his face | [ no obj. ] : her face contorted with anger | (as adj. contorted ) : contorted limbs | figurative : a contorted version of the truth. DERIVATIVES con tor tion |kənˈtôrSHən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contort- ‘twisted around, brandished, ’ from the verb contorquere, from con- ‘together ’ + torquere ‘twist. ’

 

contortionist

con tor tion ist |kənˈtôrSHənist kənˈtɔrʃənəst | ▶noun an entertainer who twists and bends their body into strange and unnatural positions.

 

Oxford Dictionary

contort

contort |kənˈtɔːt | ▶verb twist or bend out of the normal shape: [ with obj. ] : a spasm of pain contorted his face | [ no obj. ] : her face contorted with anger | (as adj. contorted ) : contorted limbs | figurative : a contorted version of the truth. DERIVATIVES contortion noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contort- ‘twisted round, brandished ’, from the verb contorquere, from con- ‘together ’ + torquere ‘twist ’.

 

contortionist

con |tor ¦tion |ist |kənˈtɔːʃ (ə )nɪst | ▶noun an entertainer who twists and bends their body into strange and unnatural positions.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

contort

contort verb her face was contorted with grief: twist, bend out of shape, distort, misshape, warp, buckle, deform.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

contort

contort verb 1 her face was contorted with terrible grief: twist, screw up, distort; rare quirk. 2 chunks of contorted metal: twist, wrench /bend out of shape, misshape, warp, buckle, deform; N. Amer. pretzel.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contort

con tort /kəntɔ́ː r t /動詞 他動詞 【怒り 恐怖などで 】〈顔 体 物など 〉をゆがめる, ひどくねじる «with » .自動詞 〈顔 物などが 〉ゆがむ, ねじ曲がる .

 

contortion

con t ó r tion 名詞 1 U (顔 体 物などを )ゆがめること, ひどくねじること .2 C ねじれ, ゆがみ ; ねじれた部分 .3 C (意味などの )曲解, こじつけ .

 

contortionist

con tor tion ist /kəntɔ́ː r ʃ (ə )nɪst /名詞 C (サーカスなどで体を自由に曲げる )曲芸師, アクロバットダンサー .