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bend

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verb

ˈbend How to pronounce bend (audio)
bent ˈbent How to pronounce bend (audio) ; bending

transitive verb

1
: to constrain or strain to tension by curving
bend a bow
2
a
: to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular
bend a pipe
b
: to force from a proper shape
Her bicycle's back wheel got bent in the crash.
c
: to force back to an original straight or even condition
bend the wire flat
3
: fasten
bend a sail to its yard
4
a
: to cause to turn from a straight course : deflect
bend a ray of light with a mirror
b
: to guide or turn toward : direct
… bends his rapid steps in the direction of the headquarters … O. Henry
c
: incline, dispose
bending their minds to the Buddhist concept of eternity Christopher Rand
d
: to adapt to one's purpose : distort
bend the rules
5
: to direct strenuously or with interest : apply
bent himself to the task
6
: to make submissive : subdue
refusing to be bent

intransitive verb

1
: to curve out of a straight line or position
The road bends to the left.
tree limbs bending under the weight of the snow
bent down to pick up a piece of paper
bending double with pain
specifically : to incline the body in token of submission
bend to the queen
2
: to apply oneself vigorously
bending to their work
3
: incline, tend
She bends to the Left politically.
4
: compromise sense 2
refusing to bend under pressure to change
bending to the will of wealthy supporters
bendable
ˈben-də-bəl How to pronounce bend (audio)
adjective

bend

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noun (1)

1
: the act or process of bending
doing knee bends
: the state of being bent
the graceful bends of Gothic windows
2
: something that is bent: such as
a
: a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road)
Their house is down the road, just past the bend.
b
nautical : wale entry 1 sense 2
—usually used in plural
3
bends plural in form but singular or plural in construction : decompression sickness
also : intense joint pain occurring as a common manifestation of decompression sickness
—usually used with the
a case of the bends

bend

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noun (2)

1
heraldry : a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief (see chief entry 3 sense 1) to the sinister base (see base entry 1 sense 8) on a heraldic shield compare bend sinister
2
[Middle English, band, from Old English bend fetter — more at band] : a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object
Phrases
bend one's ear
: to talk to someone at length
bend over backward or bend over backwards
: to make extreme efforts
had to bend over backward to get these tickets
around the bend
: mad, crazy
appears to have gone around the bend

Synonyms

Verb

Noun (1)

Example Sentences

Verb bend a wire into a circle bend the cable around a wheel He bent the bow and shot an arrow from it. His glasses got bent when he dropped them. The trees were bending in the wind. The branch will bend before it breaks. She bent down to pick up a piece of paper and then she straightened up again. He bent back to look up at the ceiling. bend to the left and then bend to the right See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English bend fetter — more at band

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Middle French bende, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German binta, bant band — more at band

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bend was before the 12th century

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