🌀deform

Meaning

to change the normal shape or structure of something by twisting or distorting it

to change the shape or form of something, especially in a way that makes it ugly or damaged; to distort

Example Sentences

Excessive heat can deform plastic containers.

The intense heat began to deform the plastic container.

Example Expressions

deform under pressure

Synonyms

distort, twist, warp, misshape, contort, disfigure

Entry 1

distort, twist, warp, misshape, contort

Entry 2

distort, disfigure, warp, misshape

Antonyms

straighten, restore, fix, reform, beautify

Entry 1

straighten, restore, fix

Entry 2

restore, reform, beautify, straighten

Collocations

deform the body, deform the surface, deform under heat, deform the metal, deform completely, deform shape, badly deform, deform metal

Entry 1

deform the body, deform the surface, deform under heat, deform the metal

Entry 2

deform completely, deform shape, badly deform, deform metal