Definition of distort

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Distort (v. t.) To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body..

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Wrench :: Wrench (n.) To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert..
Writhe :: Writhe (v. i.) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively..
Bevel :: Bevel (a.) Hence: Morally distorted; not upright.
Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To distort; to pervert; to wrest.
Grimaced :: Grimaced (a.) Distorted; crabbed.
Catoptromancy :: Catoptromancy (n.) A species of divination, which was performed by letting down a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was an ill omen; if fresh and healthy, it was favorable..
Distort :: Distort (a.) Distorted; misshapen.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal..
Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted..
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. t.) To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
Clubfoot :: Clubfoot (n.) A short, variously distorted foot; also, the deformity, usually congenital, which such a foot exhibits; talipes..
Loom :: Loom (v. i.) To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to appear enlarged, or distorted and indistinct, as a distant object, a ship at sea, or a mountain, esp. from atmospheric influences; as, the ship looms large; the land looms high..
Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.
Grimace :: Grimace (n.) A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face..
Haggard :: Haggard (a.) Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes..
Caricature :: Caricature (v. t.) An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture..
Distortive :: Distortive (a.) Causing distortion.
Anamorphosis :: Anamorphosis (n.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image..
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