"supple" meaning in All languages combined

See supple on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsʌpəl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-supple.ogg [US], en-au-supple.ogg [Australia] Forms: supple [positive], suppler [comparative], supplest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|supple|suppler|supplest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is supple, it is easy to bend. Synonyms: flexible
    Sense id: simple-supple-en-adj-19bKBMB9

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsʌpəl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-supple.ogg [US], en-au-supple.ogg [Australia] Forms: supple [canonical], supples [third-person, singular], suppled [past], suppled [past, participle], suppling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|suppl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you supple something, you make it easy to bend.
    Sense id: simple-supple-en-verb-mu7kKQMp
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