misshape
[ mis-sheyp, mish- ]
/ mɪsˈʃeɪp, mɪʃ- /
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verb (used with object), mis·shaped, mis·shaped or mis·shap·en, mis·shap·ing.
to shape badly or wrongly; deform.
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How to use misshape in a sentence
The punctures cause the fruit to become mis-shaped and to exude masses of gum.
Hard shot is not so liable to be mis-shaped, nor does it lose its velocity by contact, as easily as soft.
Gunnery in 1858|William GreenerIt was the Brownie of Bodsbeck, sometimes mentioned before, small of stature, and its whole form utterly mis–shaped.
Presently the trees bend eastward, permanently mis-shaped by the icy winter blasts.
The Book of the National Parks|Robert Sterling Yard
British Dictionary definitions for misshape
misshape
verb (ˌmɪsˈʃeɪp) -shapes, -shaping, -shaped, -shaped or -shapen (tr)
to shape badly; deform
noun (ˈmɪsˌʃeɪp)
something that is badly shaped
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