köyristää — meaning in English

English meaning

• arch noun A curved structure that spans an opening, typically supporting the weight above it.
• hump noun A rounded raised lump or bulge, such as on a camel's back or in a road.
• hunch noun A feeling or guess based on instinct rather than solid evidence.

Senses

köyristää is used for these senses in English:

• arch (transitive) To form into an arch shape.
• hump (transitive) To bend something into a hump.
• hunch (transitive) To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.

arch — full definition

1. noun A curved structure that spans an opening, typically supporting the weight above it.
2. verb To bend into a curved shape.
3. adj Deliberately playful, knowing, or mischievous, often in tone or expression.
4. adj Chief or foremost, used as a prefix in words like "archenemy" or "archbishop".

hump — full definition

1. noun A rounded raised lump or bulge, such as on a camel's back or in a road.
2. verb (informal) To carry something heavy, especially with effort.

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