deform meaning and definition

DEFORM verb

Definition of deform (verb)

1. make formless
   • "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
2. twist and press out of shape
   • synonyms: contort, 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"
   • synonyms: bend, flex, turn, twist
   • antonym: unbend
4. become misshapen
   • "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
5. alter the shape of (something) by stress
   • "His body was deformed by leprosy"
   • synonyms: distort, strain
6. assume a different shape or form
   • synonyms: change form, change shape