deform
1 verb contort, mangle TRANSITIVEdíchum verb míchumcuir as cruththe hedge had been deformed by the wind chuir an ghaoth an fál as a chruth, míchumadh an fál de bharr na gaoithe
INTRANSITIVEmíchuma a theacht artéigh as riochtthe tube started to deform thosaigh cruth an fheadáin ag athrú, thosaigh an feadán ag dul as a riocht
2 verb distort TRANSITIVEcuir as riocht it's hard to see how the system can be deformed further is deacair a fheiceáil conas a chuirfí an córas níos mó fós as a riocht 3 verb GEOL rock mass TRANSITIVEdífhoirmigh