1
to (go into a) sulk;to get cranky;to get cross;to become perverse
Other forms
ヘソを曲げる 【へそをまげる】 · 臍を曲げる 【へそをまげる】
1
only applies to
曲げる
to bend;to crook;to bow;to curve;to curl
少年は考えを曲げなかった。
The boy persisted in his opinion.
2
only applies to
曲げる
to lean;to tilt;to incline;to slant
3
to bend (the truth);to distort;to twist;to pervert
4
to yield (a point);to depart (from a principle);to ignore (what one really thinks)
5
to pawn
Other forms
枉げる 【まげる】 (rarely used kanji form)