adjective
                                                so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
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                                                                                                        - deformed thalidomide babies
- his poor distorted limbs
- an ill-shapen vase
- a limp caused by a malformed foot
- misshapen old fingers
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make formless
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                                                                                                        - the heat deformed the plastic sculpture
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                twist and press out of shape
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                                                verb
                                                cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
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                                                                                                        - bend the rod
- twist the dough into a braid
- the strong man could turn an iron bar
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                become misshapen
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                                                                                                        - The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                alter the shape of (something) by stress
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                                                                                                        - His body was deformed by leprosy
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                assume a different shape or form
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                                                                                                                                                                        change shape
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                change form
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                deform