ohýbat — meaning in English

English meaning

• bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
• crook noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
• flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
• inflect verb To cause to curve inwards.

Senses

ohýbat is used for these senses in English:

• crook To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
• flex (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
• inflect (transitive, grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

bend — full definition

1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
2. verb To curve or change direction.
3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

crook — full definition

1. noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
2. noun A hooked staff, such as the one used by shepherds or carried by a bishop.
3. noun A bend or curve, especially in a part of the body such as the arm.
4. verb To bend something, especially a finger or arm.
5. adj Australian/NZ informal: unwell, or of poor quality.

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