| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Something bent: bow2, crook, curvature, curve, round, turn. See STRAIGHT. | | VERB: | 1. To devote (oneself or one's efforts): address, apply, buckle down, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn. See COLLECT, WORK. 2. To be unable to hold up: give. See HELP. 3. To cause to move, especially at an angle: angle2, deflect, refract, turn. See STRAIGHT. 4. To swerve from a straight line: angle2, arc, arch, bow2, crook, curve, round, turn. See STRAIGHT. 5. To incline the body: arch, bow1, hump, hunch, scrunch, stoop. See POSTURE.
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