tordu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crank noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- crooked adj Bent or twisted rather than straight.
- twisted adj Bent, wound, or contorted out of its natural shape.
- warped adj Bent or twisted out of the original, correct shape.
- wry adjective Dryly humorous, often in a way that shows you know a situation is awkward or difficult; ironic.
Senses
tordu is used for these senses in English:
- warped (figuratively) Of a person's mind, attitudes, etc, perverse, strange, aberrant or deviant.
crank — full definition
- noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- noun A person seen as eccentric, obsessive, or holding strange fringe beliefs.
- adjective Grouchy or irritable (informal, chiefly used as "cranky").
- verb To turn using a crank, or to start a machine by turning one.
crooked — full definition
- adj Bent or twisted rather than straight.
- adj Dishonest or corrupt.