bend
1. [ verb ] form a curve
Synonyms: flex
Examples:

"The stick does not bent" "Bend your knees"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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
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