bend

Meaning of bend

verb
  1. shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.
    the wire has to be bent back tightly
  2. (of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical.
    she bent down and yanked out the flex
    I bent over my plate
  3. force or be forced to submit.
    they want to bend me to their will
    a refusal to bend to mob rule
  4. direct (one's attention or energies) to a task.
    Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets
    she bent once more to the task of diverting her guests
  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
    a bend in the river
  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.

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

noun

an ordinary in the form of a broad diagonal stripe from top left (dexter chief) to bottom right (sinister base) of a shield or part of one.

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French bande, Old French bende ‘flat strip’.

Information about bend

  • The plural form of bend is: bends.
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Hyphenation of bend

bend

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • bend is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

bend synonyms

Meaning crook:

crook, twist, turn

Meaning bending:

bending

Meaning curve:

curve

Meaning fold:

fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp

Meaning Bend:

Bend

Meaning flex:

flex, deform, twist, turn

Meaning crouch:

crouch, stoop, bow

Meaning deflect:

deflect

Meaning direct or incline at an angle:

angle

Meaning bend into the shape of a hook so as to fasten around or to an object:

hook

Meaning move with a curving trajectory:

arc

Meaning form or cause to form the curved shape of an arch:

arch

Meaning bend and give way under a weight or force:

buckle

Meaning make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp:

warp

Meaning twist or bend out of the normal shape:

contort

Meaning pull or twist out of shape:

distort

Meaning move in a spiral course:

spiral

Meaning arrange (something long and flexible) in a coil:

coil

Meaning move or cause to move in a spiral or curved course:

curl

Meaning follow a course that forms a loop or loops:

loop

Meaning crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs:

squat

Meaning be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission:

kneel

Meaning raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of one's body forward:

hunch

Meaning crouch or squat:

scooch

Meaning form (an object) out of malleable material:

mould

Meaning give a particular shape or form to:

shape

Meaning handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner:

manipulate

Meaning control the operations of; manage or govern:

direct

Meaning make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force:

force

Meaning move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force:

press

Meaning have an influence on:

influence

Meaning be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something:

incline

Meaning control or influence (a person or course of action):

sway

Meaning cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something:

bias

Meaning make (someone) feel admiration and respect:

impress

Meaning force or oblige (someone) to do something:

compel

Meaning induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument:

persuade

Meaning overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person):

subdue

Meaning bring under domination or control, especially by conquest:

subjugate

Meaning direct someone's attention towards something by extending one's finger or something held in one's hand:

point

Meaning point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target:

aim

Meaning teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time:

train

Meaning guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder:

steer

Meaning put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:

set

Meaning a sharp bend in a road:

corner

Meaning a sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight:

kink

Meaning a thing which has the shape of a single curve that is broad in the centre and tapers to a point at each end:

crescent

Meaning the action of departing from an established course or accepted standard:

deviation

Meaning the action or process of deflecting or being deflected:

deflection

Meaning a loop formed by a horseshoe bend in a river:

oxbow

Meaning a line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns:

zigzag

Meaning a U-shaped pin for fastening the hair:

hairpin

bend antonyms

Meaning make or become straight:

straighten

Meaning a part of something that is not curved or bent, especially a straight section of a racecourse:

straight

Translation of bend

Words that rhyme with bend

Bend, Serabend, abend, prebend, rebend, backbend, downbend, unbend, Cerrobend, upbend, Derbend, counterbend, overbend, perbend, disbend, outbend

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