bend

bend: I UK [bend] / US verb
Word forms "bend":
present tense I/you/we/they bend he/she/it bends present participle bending past tense bent UK [bent] / US past participle bent
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1)

a) [intransitive/transitive] to lean forwards and downwards, or to move the top part of your body forwards and downwards

He bent and kissed her quickly.
bend forwards:
She bent forwards and whispered in my ear.
bend down:
Helen bent down to pick up her pen.
bend over:
Bend over and touch your toes.
be bent double (= be completely bent over):
Tom was bent double, holding his stomach in pain.

b) [intransitive/transitive] if you bend your head or if it bends, you move it forwards and downwards without moving your body downwards

The three of them sat there with their heads bent over their books.

2) [intransitive] to become curved or folded and not straight

tools that will not bend or break under stress
bend under something:
The slim branches were bending under the weight of their fruit.

a) [intransitive] to move with a curving or folding movement
bend in/out/forwards etc:
The corners of the card bend inwards to form tabs.

b) [intransitive] if a road, river etc bends, it changes direction in the shape of a curve

The path bends sharply just before you enter the wood.

c) [intransitive] if light bends, it changes direction

d) [transitive] if you bend an object, you change it so that it becomes curved or folded and not straight

This type of pipe can be easily bent by hand.
bend something over/round something etc:
Bend the wires round the battery.
bend something into something:
We bent the strips of clay into strange shapes.

e) [intransitive/transitive] if you bend your arm, leg etc, or if it bends, you move it into a position that is not straight

His arm was so stiff he couldn't bend it at all.

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bend your mind/thoughts to something — to start to concentrate on something

bend over backwards (to do something) — informal to do everything you can to help

I bent over backwards to make it easier for her and she didn't even notice.

bend the rules (for someone) — to do something or allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed, especially in order to make things easier on one occasion

They shouldn't bend the rules for him just because he's the director's son.

on bended knee(s) — formal if you ask for something on bended knee, you ask for it very seriously because you want it very much

He came to me on bended knee asking for forgiveness.

- bend someone's ear

- bend someone to your will

- bend the truth

II UK [bend] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "bend":
singular bend plural bends
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1) a curve in a road, river etc

As she approached the bend, a dog sprang into the road.
bend in:
We came to a sharp bend in the road.
a sharp/tight bend:
a sharp bend in the river
round/around a bend:
He sped around the bend, sounding his horn furiously.
to round a bend (= go round a bend):
Rounding the next bend, he saw the hotel ahead of him.

2) a movement in which you bend your body, especially as an exercise

Let's warm up with a few bends and stretches.

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be/go round the bend — British
spoken to become crazy

- drive someone round the bend

See:

the bends

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Synonyms:

Curve, crook, bow, incurvate, flex, make crooked, deflect, draw, Crook deflect, deviate, swerve, diverge, incline, be crooked, be bent, be curved, Curve, curvity, curvature, flexure, angle, elbow, crook, incurvation, turn, turning, arcuation / Direct, turn, incline, Lean, incline, turn, deflect, deviate, diverge, Bight, coil / Exert, apply (earnestly), direct (attentively), Overhang, jut out, jut, beetle / Incline, determine, resolve, set, Bow, stoop, lower or lour, hang low / Subdue, cause to yield, bring to submission, make submissive, persuade, influence, mould, dispose, bias, Yield, submit, bow, stoop, kneel, give way / Fasten, make fast, Condescend, stoop, deign, be gracious

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Bend — Bend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bended} or {Bent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bending}.] [AS. bendan to bend, fr. bend a band, bond, fr. bindan to bind. See {Bind}, v. t., and cf. 3d & 4th {Bend}.] 1. To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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bend*/*/ — [bend] (past tense and past participle bent [bent] ) verb [I/T] I 1) to lean forwards and downwards Helen bent down to pick up her pen.[/ex] Bend over and touch your toes.[/ex] 2) to curve or fold something, or to be curved or folded Use thin… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bend — bend1 [bend] vt. bent, bending [ME benden < OE bendan, to confine with a string (< Gmc * bandjan < * bindan > BIND); hence, to fetter, bend (a bow)] 1. Obs. to cause tension in (a bow, etc.), as by drawing with a string 2. to force… … English World dictionary
Bend — Bend, n. [See {Bend}, v. t., and cf. {Bent}, n.] 1. A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road. [1913 Webster] 2. Turn; purpose;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bend — ► VERB (past and past part. bent) 1) give or have a curved or angled shape, form, or course. 2) lean or curve the body downwards; stoop. 3) force or be forced to give in. 4) interpret or modify (a rule) to suit oneself. 5) direct (one s attention … English terms dictionary
Bend — Bend, v. i. 1. To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow. [1913 Webster] The green earth s end Where the bowed welkin slow doth bend. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To jut over; to overhang. [1913 Webster] There is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bend — Bend, n. [AS. bend. See {Band}, and cf. the preceding noun.] 1. A band. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. [OF. bende, bande, F. bande. See {Band}.] (Her.) One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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