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Dictionary definition for: Deform

1. (v) make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

2. (v) twist and press out of shape

3. (v) 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"

4. (v) become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

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

6. (v) assume a different shape or form

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