"deforms" in the verb sense

1. deform

make formless

"the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

2. contort, deform, distort, wring

twist and press out of shape

3. flex, bend, deform, twist, turn

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. deform

become misshapen

"The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

5. deform, distort, strain

alter the shape of (something) by stress

"His body was deformed by leprosy"

6. change shape, change form, deform

assume a different shape or form

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