English Dictionary
◊ DEFORM
deform
v 1: make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
[ant: {form}]
2: twist and press out of shape [syn: {contort}, {distort}, {wring}]
3: cause to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"
[syn: {bend}, {twist}] [ant: {unbend}]
4: become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the
earthquake"
5: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was
deformed by leprosy" [syn: {distort}, {strain}]
6: assume a different shape or form [syn: {change shape}, {change
form}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN PERFORM?
PERFORM
A {COBOL} statement used for executing
"paragraphs".
[What's a paragraph?]
(1997-06-10)