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refract collapse: determine the refracting power of (a lens); subject to refraction; "refract a light beam"

flex collapse: the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"; bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"; contract; "flex a muscle"; exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"

flexure collapse: the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

flection collapse

turn inside out collapse

introvert collapse: (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts; turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"

turn in collapse: make an entrance by turning from a road; "Turn in after you see the gate"

deflect collapse: turn aside and away from an initial or intended course; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

invert collapse: make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted"

divert collapse: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one; withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

turn around collapse: get better; "Her performance in school picked up"; cause to get better; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"

detour collapse: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked); travel via a detour

deviate collapse: turn aside; turn away from; cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"; be at variance with; be out of line with

turn down collapse: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"; take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

disincline collapse

supinate collapse: turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)

diverge collapse: move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"; extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"; have no limits as a mathematical series

deflection collapse: the property of being bent or deflected; the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position; the amount by which a propagating wave is bent; a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

turn about collapse

inflection collapse: deviation from a straight or normal course; a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

turn upside down collapse

bottom out collapse: hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"; reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while"

apostatize collapse: abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

hairpin collapse: a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place

indispose collapse: cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"; make unwilling

wean collapse: gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"; detach the affections of

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

turn the corner collapse

mutate collapse: undergo mutation; "cells mutate"

dogleg collapse: a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway; angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog

swerving collapse

veer collapse: shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"

keel over collapse: turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attack and keeled over"

discursion collapse

meander collapse: a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

rotate collapse: plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"; perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"; cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"; exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"

turning collapse: act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"; the activity of shaping something on a lathe; the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe; a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"; a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe

turn into collapse

pirouette collapse: (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet); do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

swivel collapse: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

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