to bend
verb/kuɾˈvaɾ/medium
cur·var
Definition
To make curved; to bend; to incline.
The weight of the snow bent the branches low.
He had to bend the metal bar to fit it into place.
Common collocations
to bend the rodto bend beforeto bend the path
Idiomatic expressions
- to bend before someone (to submit, to show respect)
Etymology
Do latim 'curvare'.