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1. deform - verb

· make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify




2. deform - verb

· twist and press out of shape

Synonym(s): contort, distort, wring

Hypernym(s): twist, twine, distort




3. deform - 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"

Synonym(s): flex, bend, twist, turn

Hypernym(s): change_shape, change_form, deform




4. deform - verb

· become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

Hypernym(s): change_shape, change_form, deform




5. deform - verb

· alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

Synonym(s): distort, strain

Hypernym(s): shape, form




6. deform - verb

· assume a different shape or form

Synonym(s): change_shape, change_form

Hypernym(s): change





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