(Irregular preterit, past participle: bent).
1. To cause to assume a crooked or angular form; SYN. deform, twist.
2. To change direction.
3. To form a curve; SYN. flex.

To fold or pleat.

(Homonym: flecks)
To contract.

1. To become folded; SYN. fold up.
2. To bend or lay so that one part covers the other; SYN. fold up, turn up.
3. To incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeated overturnings without stirring or beating.
4. To intertwine.