deform (
http://definr.com/deform)
v 1: make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
[ant:
form]
2: twist and press out of shape [syn:
contort,
distort,
wring]
3: cause 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:
bend,
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:
distort,
strain]
6: assume a different shape or form [syn:
change shape, {change
form}]