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contortion n. [
deformation] the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
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contortion n. [
tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, crookedness] a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
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