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bend
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- pronunciation:
- bend
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bends, bending, bent |
| definition 1: |
If you bend something, you change it from straight to not straight without breaking it. Someone who can bend a piece of steel is a very strong person.
That's a tall glass, but if you bend the straw, you can drink without spilling.After I hurt my knee, I couldn't bend my leg for a while.- synonyms:
- curve
- antonyms:
- straighten
- similar words:
- arch, bow, double, fold, hook, lean, twist
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| definition 2: |
When something bends, it is not straight anymore. It becomes curved or it takes the shape of an angle. When it's very windy, the trees bend.
My fishing pole suddenly bent! I was sure that I was going to catch a fish, but that fish just took a bite of my worm!
- synonyms:
- curve, wind
- antonyms:
- straighten
- similar words:
- arch, bow, hook, lean, twist
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| definition 3: |
If you are standing and you bend forward, you move your upper body so that you are looking down toward your feet. If you bend back, you move your upper body so that you can see the ceiling, the sky, or something behind you.
I bent over to look at the worms on the sidewalk.
- synonyms:
- bow, lean
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| definition 4: |
When a road bends, it curves and goes in a different direction.
The road goes straight north for a while. Then it bends and goes east for a few miles.- synonyms:
- curve, turn
- similar words:
- loop, twist
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| related words: |
dip, droop, fold, give, round, slant, turn, wind, wrap |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A bend is a section of something where it curves.
The water moves fast as it goes around the bend in the river.You can't see my house yet. It's just around the bend in the road.
- synonyms:
- curve, turn
- similar words:
- arch, hook
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| related words: |
angle, curve, loop, wave |
| derivation: |
bendable (adj.) |
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