The state of being bent or flexed.
Deviation from straightness.
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
A contortion.
The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted.
To twist, wring (something).
To extort.
To contort (a part of the body).