1. (

• deform

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

2. (

• contort ,
• deform ,
• distort ,
• wring ,

) twist and press out of shape ;

3. (

• flex ,
• bend ,
• deform ,
• twist ,
• turn ,

) 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" ;

4. (

• deform

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

5. (

• deform ,
• distort ,
• strain

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

6. (

• change_shape ,
• change_form ,
• deform ,

) assume a different shape or form ;