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Bend

bɛnd

Bend definitions
verb
bent bend bending bends
  1. shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle

    "the wire has to be bent back tightly"

    curve crook make crooked make curved flex angle hook bow arc arch buckle warp contort distort deform
    • (of something straight) be shaped or forced into a curve or angle

      "poppies bending in the wind"

    • (of a road, river, or path) deviate from a straight line in a specified direction

      "the road bent left and then right"

  2. (of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical

    "she bent down and yanked out the flex"

    stoop bow crouch squat kneel hunch
    • move (a jointed part of the body) to an angled position

      "extend your left leg and bend your right"

  3. force or be forced to submit

    "they want to bend me to their will"

    mould shape manipulate direct force press influence incline sway bias warp impress compel persuade
    • interpret or modify (a rule) to suit someone

      "we cannot bend the rules, even for Darren"

  4. direct (one's attention or energies) to a task

    "Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets"

    direct point aim turn train steer set
  5. attach (a sail or cable) by means of a knot

    "sailors were bending sails to the spars"

noun
bend bends
  1. a curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit

    "the van screeched round a bend"

    curve turn corner kink angle arc crescent twist crook deviation deflection loop
  2. a curved or angled part of something

    "make a bend in the wire"

  3. a kind of knot used to join two ropes together, or to tie a rope to another object, e.g. a carrick bend
  4. decompression sickness, especially in divers