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contortion, deformation
the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
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convolution
the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
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angulation
the act of making angulate (having corners)
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bending
the act of bending something
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elongation
the act of lengthening something
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enfolding, involution
the action of enfolding something
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corrugation
the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves
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fold, folding
the act of folding
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indentation
the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
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jut, jutting, projection, protrusion
the act of projecting out from something
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broadening, widening
the act of making something wider
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narrowing
the act of making something narrower
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flexion, flexure
act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
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crouch
the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
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hunch
the act of bending yourself into a humped position
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incurvation
the action of creating a curved shape
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pleating, plication
the act of folding in parallel folds
