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

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

· twist and press out of shape

Synonym(s): contort, distort, wring

Hypernym(s): twist, twine, distort

· 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"

Synonym(s): flex, bend, twist, turn

Hypernym(s): change_shape, change_form, deform

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

Hypernym(s): change_shape, change_form, deform

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

Synonym(s): distort, strain

Hypernym(s): shape, form

· assume a different shape or form

Synonym(s): change_shape, change_form

Hypernym(s): change