biegen — meaning in English

English meaning

• bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
• bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
• buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
• curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
• flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
• ply verb To work steadily at something, or use a tool with regular effort.
• warp noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.

Senses

biegen is used for these senses in English:

• bend (intransitive) To become curved.
• bend (transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
• bow (transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
• buckle To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
• curve (transitive) To bend; to crook.
• flex (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
• flex (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
• ply (transitive, obsolete) To bend; to fold; to mould; (figuratively) to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.

bend — full definition

1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
2. verb To curve or change direction.
3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

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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