contortion
n 1: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something
(e.g., oneself) [syn: {deformation}]
2: a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree
house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat
performed incredible contortions" [syn: {tortuosity}, {tortuousness},
{torsion}, {crookedness}]