Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Twisted; convoluted.
- Twisted like a rope: said of metal-work.
- In heraldry, same as
targant .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Wreathed; twisted.
- adjective (Her.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
torque .
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Examples
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But I'm kind of torqued by all this cross-franchising that's been happening lately.
Chris Evans Reportedly Offered Captain America Role | /Film 2010
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Now he's talking about stripping off one wall in the living room, too, so he can realign the two halves of this doorway that's gotten kind of torqued by the settling.
icy Tuesday Holly 2007
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Actually, we haven't encountered any problem bringing limited amounts of produce into the country .... for a while they were kind of torqued about meat products.
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I already had to do that to subscribe to their site in the first place, so I’m kind of torqued that I have to do it again.
Is the mainstream starting to turn? | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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He analogized entropy -- psychic/physical/sexual -- in gorgeous, assaulting, crevassing paint limning bodies torqued by forces inside and outside of them.
Marlena Doktorczyk-Donohue: Obit for Two: A Reflection on Dying, Culture, Lucien Freud and Amy Winehouse Marlena Doktorczyk-Donohue 2011
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There, amid torqued stanchions, lay a limp figure, pierced in many places and bloodless.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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"It's got all the bells and whistles of a great, signature CBS procedural, but it's torqued a little bit," said Nina Tassler , CBS's entertainment president.
CBS Unveils Its New Shows Sam Schechner 2011
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A treelike steel column with three torqued branches supports the cantilever, adding a structural necessity that looks like sculpture.
Transforming an Ugly Duckling Laura Raskin 2011
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He gathered all the strength he had, grabbed Magarac's wrist with both hands, torqued it fiercely, and watched as the bearded man pitched out of the jeep.
Nothing in the World (an excerpt) Roy Kesey 2011
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He analogized entropy -- psychic/physical/sexual -- in gorgeous, assaulting, crevassing paint limning bodies torqued by forces inside and outside of them.
Marlena Doktorczyk-Donohue: Obit for Two: A Reflection on Dying, Culture, Lucien Freud and Amy Winehouse Marlena Doktorczyk-Donohue 2011
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