verb
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to cause to bend; to make a straight thing turn inward, downward or backward.
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to pour out (a liquid from a container).
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to defeat; to drive back (as one's enemy).
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to scold, chastise using harsh words.
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to speak disdainfully, contemptuosly.
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to cause to submit or yield; to bend.
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(fig.) to modify or relax (restrictions, regulations, etc.) temporarily or in certain circumstance.