(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.

1. To rotate with a crank; SYN. crank up.
2. To start by cranking; of engines; SYN. crank up.
3. To fasten with a crank.
4. To bend into the shape of a crank.

To bend or cause to bend; SYN. curve.

Tto have or take a turn, change, or deviation from a straight line or plane surface without sharp breaks or angularity
1. To cause to curve
2. To throw a curveball to (a batter)
3. To grade (as an examination) on a curve

1. To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.
2. To distort or turn from the true or natural course.
3. To weave; to fabricate.

To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling); SYN. wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist.