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изгиба́ть — meaning in English

izgibat

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English meaning

  • bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  • contort verb To twist in a violent manner.
  • curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
  • distort verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
  • flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
  • twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.

Senses

изгиба́ть 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.
  • contort (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
  • curve (transitive) To bend; to crook.
  • distort (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
  • flex (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
  • twist To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

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.

contort — full definition

  1. verb To twist in a violent manner.
  2. verb To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

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