n.
1.a change for the worse
2.alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
3.the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
Idiom of the Day
pick up where one left off
to start again after an interruption
It was getting late so we decided to stop work and pick up where we left off the next day.