deform

Meanings

• make formless
  • "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
• twist and press out of shape
• cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
• become misshapen
  • "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
• alter the shape of (something) by stress
  • "His body was deformed by leprosy"
• assume a different shape or form

Synonyms

bend, change form, change shape, contort, distort, flex, strain, turn, twist, wring