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deform

 
Verb deform has 6 senses
  1. deform - make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
    --1 is one way to
    change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: form
    Derived form: noun deformation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. contort, deform, distort, wring - twist and press out of shape
    --2 is one way to twist, twine, distort
    Derived forms: noun deformation2, noun deformation3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  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"
    --3 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
    Derived forms: noun deformation2, noun deformation3
    Sample sentence:
    They deform the glass tubes
  4. deform - become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
    --4 is one way to
    change shape, change form, deform
    Derived forms: noun deformation2, noun deformation1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  5. deform, distort, strain - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
    --5 is one way to shape, form
    Derived form: noun deformation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  6. change shape, change form, deform - assume a different shape or form
    --6 is one way to change
    Derived form: noun deformation2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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