deform
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(verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" |
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Synonyms: distort, strain |
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Related Words: form, jaundice, shape |
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(verb) become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake" |
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Related Words: change form, change shape, deform |
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(verb) make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture" |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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Antonyms: form |
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(verb) cause to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod" |
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Synonyms: bend, twist |
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Related Words: change form, change shape, convolute, convolve, crank, deform, dent, gnarl, indent |
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(verb) twist and press out of shape |
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Synonyms: contort, distort, wring |
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Related Words: distort, twist |
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(verb) assume a different shape or form |
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Synonyms: change form, change shape |
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Related Words: batter, bend, bug out, bulge, bulge out, change, come out, deform, dinge, disfigure, distort, draw, extend, flatten, flatten out, flex, furl, grain, granulate, point, pop, pop out, pouch, protrude, roll up, sharpen, stretch, stretch out, taper, twist, unfold |
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