曲まげる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl
I felt that it still hurt when I bent it.
2. to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant
3. to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
He passed on a twisted version of the story.
4. to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
Sorry, but no matter the situation, I have no intention of yielding.
5. to pawn
Kanji used
curved
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
Examples (19 in total)
I can't bend my right arm.
The boy didn't change his opinion.
Masuo can bend spoons.
He passed on a twisted version of the story.
You can't bend the truth.
Bending the law is not allowed.
I felt that it still hurt when I bent it.
I shouldn't have bent my usual principles.
Tom won't change his opinion.
The cat arched its back.
But you don't want to bend the knees too much.
He stubbornly refused to change his opinion.
I bent my left arm and checked my watch.
I envy you for not yielding even when kicked or beaten.
I bend my knees, pick up the paper, and look at it again.
Before you jump, you need the preparatory movement of bending your knees.
Sorry, but no matter the situation, I have no intention of yielding.
I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.
The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent.