· make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
· twist and press out of shape
Synonym(s): contort, distort, wring
Hypernym(s): twist, twine, distort
· 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"
Synonym(s): flex, bend, twist, turn
Hypernym(s): change_shape, change_form, deform
· become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
Hypernym(s): change_shape, change_form, deform
· alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
· assume a different shape or form
Synonym(s): change_shape, change_form
Hypernym(s): change