сгиба́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
• crook noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
• inflect verb To cause to curve inwards.
• ply verb To work steadily at something, or use a tool with regular effort.

Senses

сгиба́ть 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.
• crook To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
• inflect (transitive) To cause to curve inwards.
• 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.
• ply (intransitive) To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).

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.

crook — full definition

1. noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
2. noun A hooked staff, such as the one used by shepherds or carried by a bishop.
3. noun A bend or curve, especially in a part of the body such as the arm.
4. verb To bend something, especially a finger or arm.
5. adj Australian/NZ informal: unwell, or of poor quality.

Related Russian words