bocht — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
- curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
- inflection noun The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
- plonk verb To put something down heavily or carelessly.
- swill noun Kitchen scraps and liquid waste fed to pigs, or by extension, any low-quality food or drink.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
Senses
bocht is used for these senses in English:
- bend A curve.
- curve A gentle bend, such as in a road.
- inflection A turning away from a straight course.
- plonk (uncountable, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) Cheap or inferior everyday wine.
- swill (by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.
- turn A change of direction or orientation.
- wimple A curve or bend.
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.
curve — full definition
- noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
- verb To bend gradually rather than at a sharp angle.
- noun A system of grading students relative to how the whole class performed, rather than against a fixed standard.