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   Bend

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   verb

   • 1. shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle: "the rising wind bent the long grass" Similar curvecrookmake crookedmake curvedflexanglehookbowarcarchbucklewarpcontortdistortdeformtwistspiralcoilcurlloopOpposite straighten
   • ▪ (of something straight) be shaped or forced into a curve or angle: "the oar bent as Lance heaved angrily at it"
   • ▪ (of a road, river, or path) deviate from a straight line in a specified direction; have a sharply curved course: "the road bent left and then right" Similar turncurveinclineswingveerswervedeviatedivergeforkchange coursetwistsnakewindmeanderzigzagcurllooprare:divagateincurvate
   • 2. (of a person) incline the body downward from the vertical: "I bent over my plate" 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 moldshapemanipulatedirectforcepressinfluenceinclineswaybiaswarpimpresscompelpersuadesubduesubjugate
   • ▪ interpret or modify (a rule) to suit oneself or somebody else: "we cannot bend the rules, even for Darren"
   • 4. direct or devote (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 rope) by means of a knot: "sailors were bending sails to the spars"

   noun

   • 1. a curve, especially a sharp one, in a road, river, racecourse, or path: "the van screeched around a bend"
   • 2. a curved or angled part or form of something: "making a bend in the wire"
   • 3. a kind of knot used to join two ropes, 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

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   What does Bend mean?

   • dobrar, curvar, inclinar-se… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BEND definition: 1. to (cause to) curve: 2. to move your body or part of your body so that it is not straight: 3….

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   What does bending mean?

   • , bent or (Archaic) bend·ed; bend·ing. to bend an iron rod into a hoop. to bend one's energies to the task. to bend someone to one's will. to bend the rules. bending his thoughts back toward his childhood. to pull back the string of (a bow or the like) in preparation for shooting. Nautical. to fasten.

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   Is bend a verb or a noun?

   • 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. If you bend a drinking straw, for example, you are using your hands to force it to curve or to slant. If you bend something too far, it may snap or break.

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   What does bent mean in English?

   • To misrepresent; distort: bend the truth. e. To relax or make an exception to: bend a rule to allow more members into the club. 2. To cause to swerve from a straight line; deflect: Light is bent as it passes through water. 3. To render submissive; subdue: "[His] words so often bewitched crowds and bent them to his will" ( W. Bruce Lincoln ). 4.

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   The meaning of BEND is to constrain or strain to tension by curving. How to use bend in a sentence. to constrain or strain to tension by curving; to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular; to force from a proper shape…

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   the bends. : a sometimes fatal condition that is caused by the release of gas bubbles typically of nitrogen as it leaves its dissolved form throughout the body upon a rapid decrease in barometric pressure (such as that experienced by the rapid ascent of a diver from a deep dive or the rapid ascent of a pilot to high altitude in a poorly ...

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   Bends definition: (functioning as singular or plural) a nontechnical name for decompression sickness. See examples of BENDS used in a sentence.

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   BEND definition: 1. to (cause to) curve: 2. to move your body or part of your body so that it is not straight: 3…. Learn more.

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   bend noun (ILLNESS) the bends [ plural ] a serious medical condition that divers (= people who swim underwater) get when they come up to the surface of the water too quickly: On the way up, divers stop at various depths in order to prevent the bends. See more.

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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.

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   Define bends. bends synonyms, bends pronunciation, bends translation, English dictionary definition of bends. ) v. bent ), bend·ing, bends v. tr. 1. a. To cause to assume a curved or angular shape: bend a piece of iron into a horseshoe. b. To bring into a state of...