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Meaning of deform

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  deform
      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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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