Bend
verbbɛnd
Noun
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
“a bend of his elbow”
a circular segment of a curve
“a bend in the road”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
Similar:BendingType of:MotionMovementcurved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Similar:CurveType of:SectionSegmentdiagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
Type of:Ordinarya town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
Verb
bend a joint
“bend your knees”
Similar:FlexType of:Movecause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
“bend the rod”
form a curve
“The stick does not bend”
Similar:FlexType of:Deformchange direction
“The road bends”
Type of:Turnturn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
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