| deform | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. deform | make formless.; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (contact) | 2. contort, deform, distort, wring | twist and press out of shape. |
| ~ morph | change shape as via computer animation.; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther" |
| ~ distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| ~ wring, wrench | twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish.; "Wring one's hand" |
| ~ wring | twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid.; "wring the towels" |
| v. (contact) | 3. bend, deform, flex, turn, twist | 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" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ dent, indent | make a depression into.; "The bicycle dented my car" |
| ~ incurvate | cause to curve inward.; "gravity incurvates the rays" |
| ~ gnarl | twist into a state of deformity.; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" |
| ~ crank | bend into the shape of a crank. |
| ~ convolute, convolve | curl, wind, or twist together. |
| v. (change) | 4. deform | become misshapen.; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| v. (change) | 5. deform, distort, strain | alter the shape of (something) by stress.; "His body was deformed by leprosy" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| ~ jaundice | distort adversely.; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment" |
| v. (change) | 6. change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ roll | take the shape of a roll or cylinder.; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well" |
| ~ granulate, grain | become granular. |
| ~ bulge, pouch, protrude | swell or protrude outwards.; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" |
| ~ taper, sharpen, point | give a point to.; "The candles are tapered" |
| ~ furl, roll up | form into a cylinder by rolling.; "Roll up the cloth" |
| ~ flatten out, flatten | become flat or flatter.; "The landscape flattened" |
| ~ draw | contract.; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" |
| ~ deform | become misshapen.; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake" |
| ~ dinge, batter | make a dent or impression in.; "dinge a soft hat" |
| ~ distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| ~ twist, bend, deform, flex, 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" |
| ~ bend, flex | form a curve.; "The stick does not bend" |
| ~ stretch out, stretch, unfold, extend | extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length.; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" |
| ~ bug out, bulge out, pop, pop out, protrude, bulge, come out, start | bulge outward.; "His eyes popped" |
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