vääntyä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
- deform adj Having an unusual and unattractive shape; deformed, misshapen; hence, hideous, ugly.
- distort verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
- warp noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.
- 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
- 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.