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deform - 7 definitions

- verb
1. deform -- make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. contort -- twist and press out of shape
synonyms: contort, distort, wring
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. flex -- 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"
synonyms: flex, bend, twist, turn
antonyms: unbend -- free from flexure; "unbend a bow"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. deform -- become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. deform -- alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
synonyms: distort, strain
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. change shape -- assume a different shape or form
synonyms: change shape, change form
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. deform, deforms -- to spoil the form of
synonyms: deforms, deformed, deforming, undeformed
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
unbend -- free from flexure; "unbend a bow"

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