| verb | make formless “the heat deformed the plastic sculpture” |
| verb | twist and press out of shape |
| verb | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form “bend the rod” |
| verb | become misshapen “The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake” |
| verb | alter the shape of (something) by stress “His body was deformed by leprosy” |
| verb | assume a different shape or form |
| adjective | so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly “deformed thalidomide babies” |
| deformation | noun | alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it |
| contortion | noun | a tortuous and twisted shape or position |
| distortion | noun | a shape resulting from distortion |
| flexible | adjective | able to flex; able to bend easily |
| bendable | adjective | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking |
| bender | noun | a tool for bending |
| bend | noun | an angular or rounded shape made by folding |
| strain | noun | injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain |
| deformity | noun | an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed |
| misshapenness | noun | an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed |