English verb: deform | |||
1. | deform (contact) make formless | ||
Samples | The heat deformed the plastic sculpture. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
2. | deform (contact) twist and press out of shape | ||
Synonyms | contort, distort, wring | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distort, twine, twist | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | morph | ||
Verb group | wrench, wring, wring | ||
3. | deform (contact) cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form | ||
Samples | Bend the rod. Twist the dough into a braid. The strong man could turn an iron bar. | ||
Examples | They deform the glass tubes | ||
Synonyms | bend, flex, turn, twist | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change form, change shape, deform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | convolute, convolve, crank, dent, gnarl, incurvate, indent | ||
Antonyms | unbend | ||
4. | deform (change) become misshapen | ||
Samples | The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change form, change shape, deform | ||
5. | deform (change) alter the shape of (something) by stress | ||
Samples | His body was deformed by leprosy. | ||
Synonyms | distort, strain | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | jaundice | ||
6. | deform (change) assume a different shape or form | ||
Synonyms | change form, change shape | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | batter, bend, bend, bug out, bulge, bulge, bulge out, come out, deform, deform, dinge, distort, draw, extend, flatten, flatten out, flex, flex, furl, grain, granulate, point, pop, pop out, pouch, protrude, protrude, roll, roll up, sharpen, start, stretch, stretch out, taper, turn, twine, twist, twist, unfold | ||