DEFORM

• (verb) assume a different shape or form

  synonyms : change form , change shape

• (verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress

  "His body was deformed by leprosy"

  synonyms : distort , strain

• (verb) become misshapen

  "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

• (verb) cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

  "bend the rod", "twist the dough into a braid", "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

  synonyms : bend , flex , turn , twist

• (verb) twist and press out of shape

  synonyms : contort , distort , wring

• (verb) make formless

  "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

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