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bend

/ bend /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

Type of:

section segment

Kinds of:

blind curve blind bend elbow hairpin bend

Has parts:

road route

Derived:

curl curve kink wind swerve

Domain:

river

noun Sense 2

diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

Type of:

ordinary

verb Sense 3

form a curve

"The stick does not bend"

Opposites:

straighten unbend

Type of:

change shape change form deform

Kinds of:

crook curve arch arc incurvate

Derived:

flexion flexure fold crease plication

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

noun Sense 4

a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

Type of:

town

Has parts:

Oregon Beaver State OR

noun Sense 5

a circular segment of a curve

"a bend in the road"

"a crook in the path"

Type of:

curve curved shape

Kinds of:

bight

Derived:

crook curve flex

verb Sense 6

change direction

"The road bends"

Type of:

turn

Derived:

curve curve ball breaking ball bender crook

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb Sense 7

turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

Type of:

turn

Derived:

diversion deviation digression deflection deflexion

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 8

bend a joint

"flex your wrists"

"bend your knees"

Type of:

move

Derived:

flexure flection flexion

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 9

cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

"bend the rod"

"twist the dough into a braid"

"the strong man could turn an iron bar"

Opposites:

unbend

Type of:

change shape change form deform

Kinds of:

indent dent incurvate gnarl crank

Derived:

deformation contortion bender fold crease

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

noun Sense 10

movement that causes the formation of a curve

Type of:

movement motion

Kinds of:

deflection deflexion refraction

verb Sense 11

bend one''s back forward from the waist on down

"he crouched down"

"She bowed before the Queen"

"The young man stooped to pick up the girl''s purse"

Type of:

flex

Kinds of:

squinch huddle cower

Derived:

bow bowing obeisance stoop stooper

Entails:

change posture

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Related Words

section segment blind curve blind bend elbow hairpin bend ordinary change shape change form deform crook curve