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deform

/dɪ'fɔrm/

Synonyms of deform Antonyms of deform Examples of deform Usage of deform Parts of deform Definition that contains deform Words sounding like deform Explanation of deform

verb
twist and press out of shape
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contort distort wring

type of:
distort twist twine
verb
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
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bend flex turn twist

type of:
change shape change form
verb
assume a different shape or form
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change form change shape

type of:
change
verb
alter the shape of (something) by stress
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"His body was deformed by leprosy"

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distort strain

type of:
shape form
verb
become misshapen
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"The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

type of:
change form change shape
verb
make formless
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"the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

type of:
change alter modify

Examples of deform

"His body was deformed by leprosy"
"The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
"the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"