bend

bend: bend¹ W3S3 [bend] v past tense and past participle bent [bent]

[: Old English; Origin: bendan]

1.) [I and T]

to move part of your body so that it is not straight or so that you are not upright

▪ Lee bent and kissed her.

▪ She bent her head.

▪ Bend your knees, but keep your back straight.

bend over

▪ Emma bent over to pick up the coins.

bend down

▪ I bent down to lift the box off the floor.

bend towards/across etc

▪ He bent towards me and whispered in my ear.

2.) [T]

to push or press something so that it is no longer flat or straight

▪ You need a special tool to bend the steel.

3.)

to become curved and no longer flat or straight

▪ Several branches started bending towards the ground.

4.) [I]

when a road bends, it changes direction to form a curve

▪ The road bends sharply to the left.

5.) bend the truth

to say something that is not completely true

6.) bend over backwards (to do sth)

to try very hard to be helpful

▪ We bent over backwards to get it finished on time.

7.) bend sb's ear

[i]spoken to talk to someone, especially for a long time about something that is worrying you

8.) on bended knee

a) trying very hard to persuade someone to do something

▪ He begged on bended knee for another chance.

b) in a kneeling position

▪ He went down on bended knee and asked her to marry him.

9.) bend your mind/efforts to sth

formal to give all your energy or attention to one activity, plan etc

10.) bend to sb's will

formal to do what someone else wants, especially when you do not want to

→bend the rules at ↑rule¹(1)

bend ²

bend² n

1.) a curved part of something, especially a road or river

▪ The car came round the bend at a terrifying speed.

bend in

▪ a sharp bend in the road

2.) an action in which you bend a part of your body

▪ We started the session with a few knee bends to warm up.

3.) drive sb round the bend

BrE spoken to annoy someone

▪ His attitude drives me round the bend.

4.) be/go round the bend

BrE spoken to be or become crazy

▪ I sometimes feel I'm going round the bend looking after young children all day.

5.) the bends

a painful and serious condition that ↑divers get if they come up from deep water too quickly

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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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