mutka — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
- crank noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
- elbow noun The joint connecting the upper arm to the forearm.
- flexure noun The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
- link verb To join two or more things together, or to show a connection between them.
- meander noun One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- turning noun A change in direction; a bend or curve in a road or path.
- twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
Senses
mutka is used for these senses in English:
- bend A curve.
- bight A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
- bight A curve in a rope.
- crank A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
- curve A gentle bend, such as in a road.
- elbow (by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
- flexure (anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
- link (in the plural) The windings of a river; the land along a winding stream.
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.
crank — full definition
- noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- noun A person seen as eccentric, obsessive, or holding strange fringe beliefs.
- adjective Grouchy or irritable (informal, chiefly used as "cranky").
- verb To turn using a crank, or to start a machine by turning one.