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déformer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
  • bulge noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
  • deform adj Having an unusual and unattractive shape; deformed, misshapen; hence, hideous, ugly.
  • distort verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
  • garble verb To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
  • warp noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.

Senses

déformer is used for these senses in English:

  • buckle To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
  • bulge (intransitive) To stick out from a surface without breaking it.
  • distort (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
  • distort (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
  • garble To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
  • warp (transitive) To twist or turn (something) out of shape; to deform.

buckle — full definition

  1. noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
  2. verb To fasten something with a buckle.
  3. verb To bend or collapse under pressure.
  4. verb To give in to pressure or stress; to stop resisting.

bulge — full definition

  1. noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
  2. noun A sudden increase in the size or value of something.
  3. verb To swell or push outward, especially under pressure.

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