bøje — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
- bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
- buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
- conjugate verb To give the different forms of a verb according to person, number, tense, mood and voice.
- flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
- inflect verb To cause to curve inwards.
Senses
bøje is used for these senses in English:
- bow (transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
- buoy (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
- conjugate (grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.
- 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
- verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
- verb To curve or change direction.
- verb To lean or stoop the body.
- verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
- noun A curve, turn, or angle.
bow — full definition
- noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
- noun A rod strung with hair, used to play a stringed instrument.
- noun A knot with two loops, often used for decoration or to tie laces.
- verb To bend forward at the waist, or lower the head, as a sign of respect or greeting.
- verb To give in or stop resisting.