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   bend

   /bɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle: "the wire has to be bent back tightly" Similar curvecrookmake crookedmake curvedflexanglehookbowarcarchbucklewarpcontortdistortdeformtwistspiralcoilcurlloopOpposite straighten
   • ▪ (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" Similar turncurveinclineswingveerswervedeviatedivergeforkchange coursetwistsnakewindmeanderzigzagcurllooprare:divagateincurvate
   • 2. (of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical: "she bent down and yanked out the flex" Similar stoopbowcrouchsquatkneelhunchbend downbend overlean downlean overhunker downbob downduck downinformal:scoochOpposite straighten up
   • ▪ 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" Similar mouldshapemanipulatedirectforcepressinfluenceinclineswaybiaswarpimpresscompelpersuadesubduesubjugate
   • ▪ 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" Similar directpointaimturntrainsteerset
   • 5. attach (a sail or cable) by means of a knot: "sailors were bending sails to the spars"

   noun

   • 1. a curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit: "the van screeched round a bend"
   • 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.

   Word Origin Old Englishbendan ‘put in bonds, tension a bow by means of a string’, of Germanic origin; related to band1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bendable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     BEND meaning: 1. to (cause to) curve: 2. to move your body...

   • Znaczenie Bend, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     bend definicja: 1. to (cause to) curve: 2. to move your body...

   • Bend Spanish Translation

     BEND translate: doblar, doblarse, torcer, torcerse, doblar,...

   • Bend The Rules

     BEND THE RULES definition: to break the rules in a way that...

   • Bend: Arabic Translation

     BEND translate: يَلْوي / يَحْني, يَنحَني, انْحِناء. Learn...

   • Bend: Thai Translation

     BEND translate: ก้ม; โค้ง, บังคับ, โค้ง. Learn more in the...

   • U-Bend

     U-bend definition: 1. a U-shaped piece of pipe, especially...

   • Meaning of The Bends

     THE BENDS definition: 1. a serious medical condition that...

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   Bend means to make something change its shape from straight to curved or to make someone submit. A bend is a curve or a turn. The word bend has several other senses as a verb and a noun. If you bend something that is straight, you are forcing it into a curve or an angle.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the verb bend, which can mean to lean, to change direction, to force something into a curve, or to talk a lot. Find out the idioms and phrasal verbs related to bend.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBEND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bendBend - definition of bend by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To cause to assume a curved or angular shape: bend a piece of iron into a horseshoe. b. To bring (a bow, for example) into a state of tension by drawing on a string or line. c.