撓ためる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

bend; curve; train (a branch)

Used for physically bending something flexible, especially bending a tree branch or plant stem to a desired shape. The kanji 撓める is rare; the word is normally written in kana.

• 盆ぼん栽さいの枝えだを針はり金がねでためる。

  I bend the bonsai branch with wire.

• 竹たけをためて弓ゆみを作つくる。

  I bend bamboo to make a bow.