Torqued

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To apply a rotational force that twists or turns an object, leading to an alteration in its shape or position, while simultaneously creating tension within it
2. Having had a twisting force exerted, resulting in a rotation that changes the object's orientation or form
3. Affected by a torque that imparts a turning motion and stress along the axis of an object

Etymology: "Torqued" is the past tense of "torque," a verb meaning to twist with force. The verb is borrowed from Latin "torquere," meaning "to twist," and it is a close relative of the noun "torque," the twisted metal neck ring worn by ancient Celts and Romans. The noun reached English through French, from Old French and ultimately Latin "torquis," or was taken directly from Latin "torquēs," meaning a chaplet, collar or necklace of twisted metal. The noun's older sense is the more concrete one: a torque was a physical object, a ring of twisted wire or metal worn around the neck, often by warriors and chieftains. Its use as a verb for applying rotational force came later, and it is the engineering sense that most readers meet today, as when a bolt is tightened to a specified torque.

Synonyms: twisted, turned, wrenched, rotated, spiraled

Antonyms: untwisted, straightened, aligned, flattened, decompressed