bend in English dictionary

  • bend

    Meanings and definitions of "bend"

    • (transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
    • (intransitive) To become curved.
    • (transitive) To cause to change direction.
    • (intransitive) To change direction.
    • (intransitive, usually with "down") To stoop.
    • (transitive) To force to submit.
    • (intransitive) To submit.
    • (transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.
    • (intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
    • (transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
    • (transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
    • (transitive, music) To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
    • (intransitive, nautical) To swing the body when rowing.
    • A curve.
    • (nautical) Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
    • (in the plural, medicine, diving, with the ) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
    • (heraldry) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
    • noun
      A curve.
    • noun
      Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
    • noun
      (in the plural, medicine, diving, with the)
      A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
    • noun
      (heraldry)
      One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
    • noun
      In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt.
    • noun
      (mining)
      Hard, indurated clay; bind.
    • noun
      (nautical, in the plural)
      The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
    • noun
      (nautical, in the plural)
      The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become curved.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause to change direction.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To change direction.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be inclined; to direct itself.
    • verb
      (intransitive, usually with "down")
      To stoop.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To force to submit.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To submit.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To apply to a task or purpose.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
    • verb
      (transitive, nautical)
      To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
    • verb
      (transitive, music)
      To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
    • verb
      (intransitive, nautical)
      To swing the body when rowing.
    • to shape into a curve
    • to force or be forced to submit
    • to tie a line
    • to change the pitch
    • to swing the body when rowing
    • to become curved
    • to change direction
    • curve
    • knot
    • decompression sickness
    • heraldic term
    • An angle or sharp curve in the course of a road, river, etc.
    • Movement that causes the formation of a curve.
    • depart (from a principle)
    • ruin (a country)
    • (to) bend
    • bend (backward)
    • To bend one's back forward.
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
    • noun
      curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
    • noun
      diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
    • noun
      movement that causes the formation of a curve
    • verb
      bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      change direction; "The road bends"
    • verb
      form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
    • verb
      turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

    Synonyms of "bend" in English dictionary

    crook, crouch, crimp are the top synonyms of "bend" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "bend" in English dictionary

    straighten, unbend are the top antonyms of "bend" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of bend

    • bend ( plural  bends)
    • bend, bent, bent; he ~s; be ~ing lm  liczba mnoga bends
    • bend ( third-person singular simple present bends, present participle bending, simple past and past participle bent)
    • bend (plural bends)
    • bend (third-person singular simple present bends, present participle bending, simple past and past participle bent or (archaic) bended)
  • Bend

    Meanings and definitions of "bend"

    • noun
      a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

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