Synonyms of the word

torsion

• n. The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by…
• n. (mechanics) That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return,…

contortion

• n. The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
• n. A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

crookedness

• n. The state of being crooked.

distortion

• n. An act of distorting.
• n. A result of distorting.
• n. A misrepresentation of the truth.
• n. Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
• n. An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
• n. (optics) an aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.

force

• n. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or…
• n. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
• n. (countable) Anything that is able to make a big change in a person or thing.
• n. (countable, physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body…
• n. Something or anything that has the power to produce an effect upon something else.
• n. (countable) A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
• n. (uncountable) The ability to attack, control, or constrain.
• n. (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving…
• n. (law) Legal validity.
• n. (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
• n. (linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, …) to…
• n. (science fiction) A binding, metaphysical, and ubiquitous power in the fictional universe of the Star…
• v. (transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.
• v. (obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
• v. (transitive) To compel (someone or something) to do something.
• v. (transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
• v. (transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
• v. (transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
• v. (transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
• v. To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to…
• v. (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return…
• v. (whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
• v. (archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
• v. (archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
• v. (obsolete) To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
• n. (countable, Northern England) A waterfall or cascade.
• v. To stuff; to lard; to farce.

torque

• n. (physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement…
• v. To twist or turn something.
• n. A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.

tortuosity

• n. crookedness.

tortuousness

• n. The property of being tortuous.