Main entry: deform, change form, change shape
Definition: assume a different shape or form
Main entry: strain, distort, deform
Definition: alter the shape of (something) by stress
Usage: His body was deformed by leprosy
Main entry: deform
Definition: become misshapen
Usage: The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake
Main entry: turn, twist, bend, flex, deform
Definition: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Usage: bend the rod; twist the dough into a braid; the strong man could turn an iron bar
Main entry: contort, distort, deform, wring
Definition: twist and press out of shape
Main entry: deform
Definition: make formless
Usage: the heat deformed the plastic sculpture