عوج

2 عَوَّجْتُهُ ذ , (T, S, O, Msb, K,) inf. n. تَعْوِيجٌ; (T, S, O, Msb;) I crooked it, curved it, bent it, contorted it, distorted it, or rendered it uneven; (T, S, * O, * Msb, K, * TA;) namely, a thing; (T, S, O, Msb, TA;) as also ↓ عُجْتُهُ, inf. n. عَوْجٌ and عِيَاجٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- See also 1, latter half, in two places. ― -b3- تَعْوِيجٌ [as an inf. n. of which the verb, if it have one in the following sense, is عُوِّجَ], in a horse, is syn. with تَجْنِيبٌ [app. as meaning A bending, or curving, and tension of the sinews, in the kind leg ] which is a quality approved. (TA.) -A2- See also 1, near the middle. [Hence] one says, مَا لَهُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ تَعْوِيجٌ, meaning [ There is not for him any ] remaining, or staying, [ at the abode of his companions; ] as also تَعْرِيجٌ. (TA.) -A3- عوّجهُ, inf. n. as above, also signifies He set it, or inlaid it, with عَاج [which means ivory, and tortoise-shell ]; (O, K, TA;) namely, a thing, (O,) or a vessel. (TA.)