vääntyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
• deform adj (dated) Badly or oddly shaped, and unpleasant to look at.
• distort verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
• warp noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.
• wreathe verb To twist or coil something, especially into the shape of a wreath.
• wring verb To twist and squeeze something, especially wet fabric, to force liquid out of it.

Senses

vääntyä is used for these senses in English:

• bow (transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
• deform (intransitive) To become changed in shape or misshapen.
• distort (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
• warp (intransitive) To become twisted out of shape; to deform.
• wreathe To arrange (one's expression, face, etc.) into a smile; also (reflexive) , of the lips, mouth, etc.: to arrange (itself or themselves) into a smile.
• wring To be engaged in clasping and twisting (especially the hands), or exerting pressure.

bow — full definition

1. noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
2. noun A rod strung with hair, used to play a stringed instrument.
3. noun A knot with two loops, often used for decoration or to tie laces.
4. verb To bend forward at the waist, or lower the head, as a sign of respect or greeting.
5. verb To give in or stop resisting.

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