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v
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gen. bevel; grimace (M_P); lean (о заборе, стене и т.п.); twist (о лице, рте, губах); scrunch one's face (Abysslooker); distort; become bent; get out of shape
Gruzovik become crooked (impf of покривиться); become bent; go out of shape (impf of покривиться)
Gruzovik, inf. make a wry face (impf of скривиться)
inf. make a face; scrunch up (делать гримасу недовольства, брезгливости и т. п. • her face scrunched up as if she’d eaten something sour Abysslooker)
mech.eng., obs. give
mil., tech. bevil; curve
mining. tilt
shipb. cant
uncom. wreathe
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gen. distort; wring; writhe; wry; bend out of shape; contort (one’s face, mouth, etc.); curve (лицо, рот, губы); crook; twist; curl (one’s lip); screw; wringer; pucker (also "pucker up" • Maybe it’d lighten things up a bit, I’d said and for the first time I saw her nostrils flare and her eyes flash so she looked like a glorious dragoness about to vanquish a poor, hapless knight. I’d smiled innocently but she puckered her lips, sniffed and sucked on her pencil.She puckered up her lips when she tasted the lemon juice. Abysslooker)
Gruzovik bend (impf of скривить); flex (impf of скривить); distort
amer. pooch (рот,губу • his lower lip pooched out in disappointment Val_Ships)
inf. make a wry face (impf of скривиться)
mil., tech. curve
obs. writhle
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: 45 phrases in 8 subjects
American usage, not spelling1
Australian1
Electronics1
General35
Informal1
Makarov2
Proverb3
Slang1