 deform |
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| 1. | [ verb ] alter the shape of (something) by stress | |
| Synonyms: | strain distort | |
| Examples: | "His body was deformed by leprosy" |
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| Related terms: | shape jaundice strain | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become misshapen | |
| Examples: | "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake" |
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| Related terms: | change_shape deformation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form | |
| Synonyms: | twist bend turn flex | |
| Examples: | "bend the rod" "twist the dough into a braid" "the strong man could turn an iron bar" |
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| Related terms: | unbend change_shape indent gnarl convolve crank incurvate fold deformation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] twist and press out of shape | |
| Synonyms: | wring distort contort | |
| Related terms: | disfigure twist morph wring wring contortion tortuosity deformation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make formless | |
| Examples: | "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture" |
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| Related terms: | form change deformation | |
| 6. | [ verb ] assume a different shape or form | |
| Synonyms: | change_form change_shape | |
| Related terms: | change bend bend unfold bulge protrude disfigure twist roll_up flatten draw sharpen dinge granulate roll deformation | |
| Similar spelling: |
deformed deformity devouring deferment debarment De_Franco |
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