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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)

     a curved part of something: There's a bend in the pipe so...

   • Znaczenie Bend, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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

   • Bend Turkish Translation

     BEND translate: eğmek, bükmek, kıvrılmak, eğilmek, bükülmek,...

   • Bend: Russian Translation

     BEND translate: сгибать(ся) , изгибаться , поворот . Learn...

   • 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...

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   to direct or turn in a particular direction: to bend one's energies to the task. to cause to submit or yield: to bend someone to one's will. Synonyms: sway, persuade, compel, shape, mold, influence. to modify or relax (restrictions, regulations, etc.) temporarily or in certain circumstances: to bend the rules.

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   To bend is to curve. You can bend physically, as when you practice yoga, and also figuratively, the way you do when you "bend over backwards," working hard to make something happen, especially on behalf of another person.

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

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