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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contortion \Con*tor"tion\, n. [L. contortio: cf F. contorsion. See {Contort}, and cf {Torsion}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contortion n 1: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., oneself) [syn: {deformation}] 2: a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" [syn: {tortuosity}, {tortuousness}, {torsion}, {crookedness}]
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