S: (v) 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"
S: (v) deform (become misshapen) "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
S: (v) deform, distort, strain (alter the shape of (something) by stress) "His body was deformed by leprosy"