(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
If something ~s a person’s body or something else, it causes it to have an unnatural shape. In technical English, you can also say that the second thing ~s.
Bad rheumatoid arthritis ~s limbs...
...the ability of a metal to ~ to a new shape without cracking.
VERB: V n, V
~ed
He was born with a ~ed right leg.
ADJ
~ation (~ations)
Changing stresses bring about more cracking and rock ~ation.
N-VAR