01 a. Distorted; misshapen.
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Distorted; misshapen.[Obs.]“Her face was ugly and her mouth distort.” — Spenser.
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4 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Distort
02 v. t. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
imp. & p. p.
Distorted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Distorting
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To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.“Whose face was distorted with pain.” — Thackeray.
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To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally.“Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and distort the understandings of men.” — Tillotson.
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To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning.