Found 2 items, similar to contortion.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: contortion contortion n 1: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) [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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Contortion Contortion \Con*tor"tion\ (k[o^]n*t[^o]"sh[u^]n), 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. [1913 Webster] All the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration. --Burke. [1913 Webster]