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bend¹ (b

nd)

v. bent (b

nt), bend·ing, bends

v.tr.

1. To bring (something) into a state of tension: bend a bow.

a. To cause to assume a curved or angular shape: bend a piece of iron into a horseshoe.

b. To force to assume a different direction or shape, according to one's own purpose: "Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events" (Robert F. Kennedy).

c. To misrepresent; distort: bend the truth.

d. To relax or make an exception to: bend a rule to allow more members into the club.

3. To cause to swerve from a straight line; deflect.

4. To render submissive; subdue.

5. To apply (the mind) closely: "The weary naval officer goes to bed at night having bent his brain all day to a scheme of victory" (Jack Beatty).

6. Nautical To fasten: bend a mainsail onto the boom.

v.intr.

a. To deviate from a straight line or position: The lane bends to the right at the bridge.

b. To assume a curved, crooked, or angular form or direction: The saplings bent in the wind.

2. To incline the body; stoop.

3. To make a concession; yield.

4. To apply oneself closely; concentrate: She bent to her task.

a. The act or fact of bending.

b. The state of being bent.

2. Something bent: a bend in the road.

3. bends Nautical The thick planks in a ship's side; wales.

4. bends (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Decompression sickness. Used with the.

Idioms:

around the bend Slang

Insane; crazy.

bend (one's) elbow Slang

To drink alcoholic beverages.

bend out of shape Slang

To annoy or anger.

bend/lean over backward

To make an effort greater than is required.

bend (someone's) ear Slang

To talk to at length, usually excessively.

[Middle English benden, from Old English bendan; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: bend¹, crook¹, curve, round¹
These verbs mean to swerve or cause to swerve from a straight line: bent his knees and knelt; crooked an arm around the package; claws that curve under; rounding the lips to articulate an "o"

Antonym: straighten

bend² (b

nd)

1. Heraldry A band passing from the upper dexter corner of an escutcheon to the lower sinister corner.

2. Nautical A knot that joins a rope to a rope or another object.

[Middle English, from Old English bend, band, and from Old French bende, bande, band (of Germanic origin; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots).]

bend ¹

Verb

[bending, bent]

1. to form a curve

2. to turn from a particular direction: the road bends right

3. (often foll. by down)etc. to incline the body

4. to submit: to bend before public opinion

5. to turn or direct (one's eyes, steps, or attention)

6. bend someone's ear Informal to complain (to someone) for a long time

7. bend the rules Informal to ignore or change rules to suit oneself

Noun

1. a curved part

2. the act of bending

3. round the bend Brit slang mad [Old English bendan]

bendy adj

bend ²

Noun

Heraldry a diagonal line across a shield [Old English: a band, strip]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	bend - a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" turn, crook, twist curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes bight - a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
	2.	bend - movement that causes the formation of a curve bending motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something deflexion, refraction, deflection - the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
	3.	bend - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) curve blind bend, blind curve - a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving elbow - a sharp bend in a road or river hairpin bend - a U-shaped bend in a road road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"
	4.	bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" crease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure pleat, plait - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles twirl, kink, twist - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight pucker, ruck - an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
	5.	Bend - a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range Beaver State, OR, Oregon - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
	6.	bend - diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left bend dexter ordinary - (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
Verb	1.	bend - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" flex change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form crook, curve - bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply" arc, arch, curve - form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" incurvate - bend inwards; "The body incurvates a little at the back" replicate, retroflex - bend or turn backward lean, tilt, angle, slant, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" crouch, stoop, bend, bow - 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" double over, double up, double - bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently" fawn, grovel, cower, cringe, crawl, creep - show submission or fear curl up, curl, draw in - shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" straighten, unbend - straighten up or out; make straight
	2.	bend - change direction; "The road bends" turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	3.	bend - 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" twist, deform, flex, turn change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form dent, indent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" incurvate - cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays" gnarl - twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" crank - bend into the shape of a crank convolute, convolve - curl, wind, or twist together unbend - free from flexure; "unbend a bow"
	4.	bend - 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" crouch, stoop, bow bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" squinch - crouch down cower, huddle - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"
	5.	bend - turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest deflect, turn away turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	6.	bend - bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" flex move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

bend

verb 1. twist, turn, wind, lean, hook, bow, curve, arch, incline, arc, deflect, warp, buckle, coil, flex, stoop, veer, swerve, diverge, contort, inflect, incurvate

verb 2. submit, yield, bow, surrender, give in, give way, cede, capitulate, resign yourself

verb 3. force, direct, influence, shape, persuade, compel, mould, sway

noun 4. curve, turn, corner, hook, twist, angle, bow, loop, arc, zigzag, camber

Translations

bend [bɛnd] vb [pt, pp bent]

vt → doblar [+ body, head]; inclinar

vi → inclinarse; [road] → curvarse

n (BRIT) (in road, river) → recodo;

(in pipe) → codo see also bends

bend down vi → inclinarse, doblarse

bend over vi → inclinarse

bend [bɛnd] [bent , pt , pp ] [bɛnt] vt → courber;

(leg, arm) → plier

vi → se courber

n (Brit) (in road) → virage m, tournant m;

(in pipe, river) → coude m

bend down vi → se baisser

bend over vi → se pencher

bend [bɛnd] [bent , pt, pp ] vt (leg, arm) → beugen;

(pipe) → biegen

vi (person) → sich beugen

n (Brit) (in road) → Kurve f;

(in pipe, river) → Biegung f;

bends npl (Med): the bends → die Taucherkrankheit

bend down vi → sich bücken

bend over vi → sich bücken

bend [bɛnd] vb [pt bent, pp ] [bɛnt]

vt → curvare [+ leg, arm]; piegare

vi → curvarsi; piegarsi

n (BRIT) (in road) → curva;

(in pipe, river) → gomito

bend down vi → chinarsi

bend over vi → piegarsi

bend

v bend [bend]

1 to make, become, or be, angled or curved Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar. buig, buk, draai يَحْني، يَنْحَني извивам (се) ohnout (se); sehnout se bøje; bugte; svinge beugen, biegen λυγίζω, σκύβω, στρίβω doblar(se), curvar painutama, painduma, käänduma خم کردن یا شدن؛ پیچ خوردن taivuttaa, taipua, kääntyä plier, (se) courber, tourner, tordre לְהִתכּוֹפֵף मोड़ना saviti (meg)hajlít, (meg)hajlik menekuk, membelok beygja (sig) piegarsi 曲げる 구부리다 (su)lenkti, lenktis, suktis []liekt; []locīt; []liekties; []locīties; pieliekties membengkok buigen bøye, bukte seg, svinge zginać dobrar a (se) îndoi; a (se) apleca сгибать(ся); наклонять(ся);поворачивать ohnúť (sa); zohnúť sa; zahnúť; skloniť upogniti (se), zaviti saviti böja [], svänga [] ก้ม; โค้ง bük(ül)mek, kıvrılmak, eğ(il)mek, viraj almak 使彎曲 згинати(ся), гнути(ся) جھکنا ، جھکانا cúi xuống; làm cong 使弯曲

2 to force (someone) to do what one wants He bent me to his will. buig, dwing يُخضع، يُجبر подчинявам podrobit tvinge gefügig machen υποτάσσω στη θέλησή μου doblegar, compeler, obligar painutama مطیع کردن taivuttaa plier לְכוֹפֵף बाध्य करना prikloniti irányít memaksa knÿja e-n til e-s piegare 屈従させる 굴복시키다 palenkti pakļaut paksa ikut kehendak buigen dreie, tvinge naginać dobrar a supune подчинять(ся) podrobiť (sa) prisiliti pokoriti kuva, beveka บังคับ zorlamak 使屈從 підкоряти(ся) اپنی بات زور سے منوانا bắt phải theo 使屈从

a curve or angle a bend in the road. draai مُنْعَطَفُ (الطَّريق) извивка zatáčka, ohyb kurve; sving die Biegung στροφή, καμπύλη curva käänak, kurv پیچ؛ انحناء mutka courbe עִיקוּל घुमाव zavoj kanyar tikungan, belokan beygja, bugða curva 曲がり 커브, 모퉁이 posūkis līkums; izliekums bengkok bocht kurve, sving zakręt curva curbă, cotitură изгиб; поворот ohyb ovinek krivina kurva, krök, böj โค้ง kıvrım, köşe, dirsek, viraj 彎曲 вигин موڑ ، chỗ uốn 弯曲［处］

the bends

agonizing pains, especially in the joints, affecting divers when they surface too quickly. waaie التحنّـي (مَرَضٌ يَنْشَأُ عن اخْتِلافِ الضَّغْط الجَوّي) болки kesonová nemoc uudholdelige smerter die Taucherkrankheit νόσος των δυτών apoplejía kessoontõbi درد شدید مفاصل و دست و پا در اثر کاهش فشار اتمسفر sukeltajantauti mal des caissons עֲווִית אָמוֹדָאִים दर्द grčevi keszonbetegség nyeri persendian, kejang urat kafaraveiki embolia gassosa ケーソン病 단말마의 고통 sąnarių laužymas (dekompresijos simptomas) dekompresijas sāpes sakit yang menyeksa caissonziekte uutholdelige smerter objawy choroby kesonowej dores dos mergulhadores durere a articulaţiilor кессонная болезнь kesónová choroba bolečine ob dekompresiji bolovi dykarsjuka อาการปวดอย่างรุนแรงโดยเฉพาะตามข้อต่อเมื่อนักดำน้ำขึ้นสู่ผิวน้ำเร็วเกินไป vurgun 潛函病(深海潛水員因浮出水面太快而感到關節劇痛、呼吸困難的症狀) кесонна хвороба شدید درد ، تکلیف bệnh thợ lặn 潜函病（深海潜水员因浮出水面太快而感到 bestimmt zu αποφασισμένος estar decidido/resuelto a kindel tahtmine مصمم؛ مشتاق olla päättänyt déterminé à לִהיוֹת נָחוּש בְּדַעֲתוֹ कृतसंकल्प, दृढ़प्रतिज्ञ odlučan azon van bertekad staðráðinn í determinato a 決意して 결심하고 있는 nusistatęs, užsispyręs tiekties pēc kaut kā berazam uit op oppsatt på zdecydowany/nastawiony na decidido a hotărât să нацеленный на rozhodnutý odločen rešen fast besluten มุ่งมั่นในเรื่อง kararlı 決心 той, що має твердий намір توجہ مرتکز کرنا quyết tâm 决心

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