bend | ||
1. | [ verb ] form a curve | |
Synonyms: | flex | |
Examples: | "The stick does not bent" "Bend your knees" |
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Related terms: | straighten change_shape lean crouch arch curl_up fawn double_over incurvate retroflex crook fold flexion | |
2. | [ verb ] change direction | |
Examples: | "The road bends" |
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Related terms: | turn curve | |
3. | [ verb ] cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form | |
Synonyms: | twist turn flex deform | |
Examples: | "bend the rod" "twist the dough into a braid" "the strong man could turn an iron bar" |
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Related terms: | unbend change_shape indent gnarl convolve crank incurvate fold deformation | |
4. | [ verb ] bend one's back forward from the waist on down | |
Synonyms: | crouch stoop bow | |
Examples: | "he crouched down" "She bowed before the Queen" "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" |
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Related terms: | huddle squinch stoop_to crouch stooper change_posture | |
5. | [ noun ] movement that causes the formation of a curve | |
Synonyms: | bending | |
Related terms: | movement deflection | |
6. | [ noun ] a circular segment of a curve | |
Synonyms: | turn crook | |
Examples: | : "a bend in the road" "a crook in the path" |
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Related terms: | curve bight crook | |
7. | [ noun ] curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) | |
Synonyms: | curve | |
Related terms: | section elbow blind_bend hairpin_bend road swerve wind | |
8. | [ verb ] turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest | |
Synonyms: | turn_away deflect | |
Related terms: | turn diversion | |
9. | [ noun ] an angular or rounded shape made by folding | |
Synonyms: | fold flexure plication crimp crease | |
Examples: | "a fold in the napkin" "a crease in his trousers" "a plication on her blouse" "a flexure of the colon" "a bend of his elbow" |
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Related terms: | angular_shape pucker pleat kink fold pleat | |
10. | [ noun ] (heraldry) diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left | |
Synonyms: | bend_dexter | |
Related terms: | ordinary | |
11. | [ noun ] (government,geography) a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range | |
Related terms: | town Oregon | |
12. | [ verb ] bend a joint | |
Synonyms: | flex | |
Examples: | "flex your wrists" "bend your knees" |
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Related terms: | move flection | |
13. | [ noun ] the act of bending something | |
Synonyms: | flex flexion flection inflection bending | |
Related terms: | change_of_shape crouch flexion incurvation hunch | |
Similar spelling: |
Benda beyond benday behind Bennet Bennett Bent |