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CHANGE SHAPE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Assume a different shape or form
Synonyms:
change form; change shape; deform
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "change shape" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "change shape"):
roll (take the shape of a roll or cylinder)
grain; granulate (become granular)
bulge; pouch; protrude (swell or protrude outwards)
point; sharpen; taper (give a point to)
furl; roll up (form into a cylinder by rolling)
flatten; flatten out (become flat or flatter)
draw (contract)
deform (become misshapen)
batter; dinge (make a dent or impression in)
distort; twine; twist (form into a spiral shape)
bend; deform; flex; turn; twist (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form)
bend; flex (form a curve)
extend; stretch; stretch out; unfold (extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length)
bug out; bulge; bulge out; come out; pop; pop out; protrude; start (bulge outward)
Sentence frame:
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