1. (verb) deform
make formless
Synonyms: change shape, change form, twist, flex, distort, bend, wring, strain, contort, turn
2. (verb) contort, deform, distort, wring
twist and press out of shape
Synonyms: turn, warp, extort, strain, wring, bend, rack, wrench, color, twist, colour, falsify, squeeze, distort, garble, deform, twine, tinge, contort, flex, change shape, change form, gouge
3. (verb) flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Synonyms: bend, wriggle, wrick, wind, deform, change state, change form, crouch, contort, release, rick, work, call on, worm, bow, change by reversal, flex, convolute, deflect, move around, wrench, become, grow, turn, sour, reverse, sophisticate, change shape, sprain, curve, twist around, twist, twine, distort, ferment, wrestle, turn over, wring, plow, writhe, strain, squirm, turn away, pervert, stoop, plough
4. (verb) deform
become misshapen
Synonyms: change shape, change form, twist, flex, distort, bend, wring, strain, contort, turn
5. (verb) deform, distort, strain
alter the shape of (something) by stress
Synonyms: turn, warp, try, stress, strain, filter out, tense up, reach, wring, bend, tense, extend, color, twist, sift, separate out, filter, colour, falsify, puree, garble, strive, filtrate, deform, twine, tinge, contort, flex, sieve, change shape, change form, distort
6. (verb) change shape, change form, deform
assume a different shape or form
Synonyms: deform, change form, twist, flex, change shape, bend, wring, strain, turn, contort, distort
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