virar — meaning in English

English meaning

• become verb To start being something different; to change into.
• bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
• chug verb To move or run with a repeated dull, laboured sound, as an engine does.
• corner noun The point where two lines, edges, or walls meet.
• flip verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
• go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
• round adjective Shaped like a circle or sphere, with no sharp corners.
• slew noun (informal) A large number or amount of something.
• turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
• veer verb To change direction suddenly, especially while moving.
• wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.

Senses

virar is used for these senses in English:

• become (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]
• bend (transitive) To cause to change direction.
• chug (transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.
• corner (automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
• flip (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
• go To become, move to or come to (a state, position, situation)
• round (transitive) To turn past a boundary.
• slew (transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.

become — full definition

1. verb To start being something different; to change into.
2. verb To suit or look attractive on someone (formal/literary).

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.

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