Definition of distort

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Distort (v. t.) To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning..

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Grimaced :: Grimaced (a.) Distorted; crabbed.
Asquint :: Asquint (adv.) With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; as, to look asquint..
Cheat :: Cheat (n.) The obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth.
Wrest :: Wrest (n.) The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion..
Distorting :: Distorting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distor.
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..
Green-eyed :: Green-eyed (a.) Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or distorts.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. t.) To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
Bottine :: Bottine (n.) An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children..
Caricature :: Caricature (v. t.) An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture..
Writhe :: Writhe (v. i.) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively..
Grimace :: Grimace (v. i.) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
Cringe :: Cringe (v. t.) To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted..
Flexure :: Flexure (n.) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.
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..
Bevel :: Bevel (a.) Hence: Morally distorted; not upright.
Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.
Leer :: Leer (n.) A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion..
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