Deform - Definition

v 1: make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
2: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform,
distort, wring]
3: 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" [syn: flex, bend, deform,
twist, turn] [ant: unbend]
4: become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the
earthquake"
5: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was
deformed by leprosy" [syn: deform, distort, strain]
6: assume a different shape or form [syn: change shape,
change form, deform]