изгиба́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
• curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
• squirm verb To twist and wriggle the body, like a worm or snake.

Senses

изгиба́ться 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.
• curve (intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
• squirm (intransitive) To twist one's body with snakelike motions.

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.

curve — full definition

1. noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
2. verb To bend gradually rather than at a sharp angle.
3. noun A system of grading students relative to how the whole class performed, rather than against a fixed standard.

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