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encorvar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  • curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
  • slouch verb To stand or sit with the shoulders and head drooping forward instead of upright.

Senses

encorvar 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.
  • curve (transitive) To bend; to crook.

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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