To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure.
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Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem.
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Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem.
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To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.
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To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.
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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
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Distorted; misshapen.
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A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…
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To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.
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A twist; a convolution.
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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
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To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.
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To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…
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The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
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Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in aestivation.
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To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another.
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A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also…
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A stroke; a blow.
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Distorted; misshapen.
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To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.
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To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.
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To reduce to an even surface or one approaching evenness; to make flat; to level; to make plane.
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To bend; as, to flex the arm.
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To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, s…
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To growl; to snarl.
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See Groan.
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To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.
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Curved; bent; crooked.
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To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.
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A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the…
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To appoint.
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A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.
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A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc.
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To thrust forward; to drive or force along.
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To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surfac…
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To make sharp.
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To leap; to jump.
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To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
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A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
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To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…
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A twist; a convolution.
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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
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To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth.
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The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed.
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The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed.
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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.
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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.
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Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.
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Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.
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To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…
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To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest.
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Distorted; misshapen.
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To bend; as, to flex the arm.
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Race; stock; generation; descent; family.
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To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…
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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
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To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.
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