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What does contort mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
  2. (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
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He didn't see the yellow letters of the sign turn blood red, or the cute face of the munchkin contort into the twisted visage of a vampire.
She sobbed uncontrollably and Andriel could feel her body contort and writhe.
He was a master of disguise who used walnut juice to change the colour of his skin and would contort his face to avoid recognition.
A loud, piercing scream escaped her as she saw his face contort into a wild look of determination.
Nothing much happened except that I discovered the automatic paper towel dispenser and proceeded to contort my body into various positions to get the thing to work.
My teeth have been capped and bleached to sparkle with a false warmth when I contort my features into what you call a smile.

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