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n. One who makes or practices contortions; especially, a gymnast who is able to twist the limbs into positions impossible for normal people to achieve. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Expressing contortion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. distortio: cf. F. distortion. ] 1. The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A wresting from the true meaning. Bp. Wren. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing distortion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. entortiller to twist; pref. en- (L. in) + tortiller to twist. ] A turning into a circle; round figures. [ Obs. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. extorsion. ] 1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due. Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is extorted or exacted by force.

Syn. -- Oppression; rapacity; exaction; overcharge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Extortionate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who practices extortion; an extortionist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who practices extortion.
Syn. -- extortioner. [ PJC ]

a. Extortionate. [ Obs. ] “Extortious cruelties.” Bp. Hall -- Ex*tor"tious*ly, adv. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster]

n. See Intorsion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. rétorsion. See Retort, v. t. ] 1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. [ Written also retorsion. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this intellectual retortion. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Retaliation. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Containing retort. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. toricolis; L. torquere, tortum, to twist + collum the neck. ] (Med.) See Wryneck. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tortilis, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist: cf. F. tortile. ] Twisted; wreathed; coiled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. tortio. See Torsion. ] Torment; pain. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Tort. ] 1. Injurious; wrongful. [ Obs. ] “Tortious power.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Imploying tort, or privat injury for which the law gives damages; involing tort. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. (Law) In a tortous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]