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distorted shape

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Noun1.distorted shape - a shape resulting from distortion
distortion
shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness, contortion - a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
buckle, warp - a shape distorted by twisting or folding
gnarl, knot - something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"
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But for his raised leg he clung so flat to the floor and had taken on himself such a distorted shape that he might have been the mere shadow of Senor Ortega.
The Arrow of Gold by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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