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bend

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Meaning

v.tr., okuweta, okumenya; (bow) okujuta.

bend, v.tr., okuweta, okumenya; (bow) okujuta.

Related Words
bbendo e- more frequently ebbendobbendo (li/ma) roof pad; edging of arch of porch of hut. cf. akabendobendo. bend n., akabina. bend v.i., okugota, okuwetuka; (under weight) okuguggubira; b. down, okuvuunama, okuleeba. bendabenda (-benzebenze mmenzebenze) v.i. hobble along, walk painfully, walk with the back bent forward, bendegera (-bendegedde, mmendegedde) v. tr. make bendera e- (n/n) [Sw., Port.'] flag, banner. benduka (-benduse) v.i. ache pain (of the back). bugonvu o- (bu/-) softness, suppleness, pliability. Obugonvu bw'olujegere, ge maanyi galwo. (prov.) The suppleness of a chain is its stren butama (-butamye) v.i. bend down bend over; squat; crouch; sit. cf. ekibutamu. banner ebendera. bendula (-bendudde) v.tr. cause to ache; throw out of joint. Endwadde yammendula omugongo. The illness give me a backache. bina (-binye) v.tr. bend; curve. bunduukirira (-bunduukiridde) v.i. appl. 2 begin to slant; lean over bend over. cf. -bundufu.