change shape

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Verb

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change shape - assume a different shape or form change form, deform change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" roll - take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well" granulate, grain - become granular bulge, pouch, protrude - swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" taper, sharpen, point - give a point to; "The candles are tapered" furl, roll up - form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" flatten out, flatten - become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" deform - become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake" dinge, batter - make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" twist, bend, deform, flex, 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" bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" stretch out, unfold, stretch, extend - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" bug out, bulge out, pop, pop out, protrude, bulge, come out, start - bulge outward; "His eyes popped"