piegare — 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.
• flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
• fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
• tilt verb To lean or slant something, or to be at an angle.

Senses

piegare is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• flex (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
• fold (transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
• tilt (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant. [1590]

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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