contortion
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
Types & categories
- change of shape hypernym
Related & opposite
- contortionist derivation
- twist derivation
- wring derivation
- deformational derivation
Sense 2 noun
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
Types & categories
- distorted shape hypernym
Related & opposite
- contortionist derivation
- wring derivation
- twisting derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | contortionist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | twist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wring |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deformational |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of shape |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contortionist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wring |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | twisting |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | distorted shape |