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• 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 — 1. v. & n. v. (past bent; past part. bent exc. in bended knee) 1 a tr. force or adapt (something straight) into a curve or angle. b intr. (of an object) be altered in this way. 2 intr. move or stretch in a curved course (the road bends to the… …   Useful english dictionary

• bend — 1. v. & n. v. (past bent; past part. bent exc. in bended knee) 1 a tr. force or adapt (something straight) into a curve or angle. b intr. (of an object) be altered in this way. 2 intr. move or stretch in a curved course (the road bends to the… …   Useful english dictionary

• bend — bend1 bendable, adj. /bend/, v., bent or (Archaic) bended; bending, n. v.t. 1. to force (an object, esp. a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an… …   Universalium

• bend — I. /bɛnd / (say bend) verb (bent or, Archaic, bended, bending) –verb (t) 1. to bring (a bow, etc.) into a state of tension by curving it. 2. to force into a different or particular, especially curved, shape, as by pressure. 3. to cause to submit …  

• bend — I. verb (bent; bending) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English bend fetter more at band Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to constrain or strain to tension by curving < bend a bow > 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bend — v 1. flex, bow, crook, twist, contort; curve, turn, swerve, veer, deviate, divagate, deflect, diverge; circle, coil, curl, spiral, loop; meander, worn, zigzag, wind, wind in and out, sinuate; hook, angle off, shoot off at an angle; arch, vault,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• bend — bend1 verb (past and past participle bent) 1》 shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.     ↘(of a road, river, or path) deviate from a straight line. 2》 (of a person) incline the body downwards; stoop. 3》 interpret or modify (a… …   English new terms dictionary

• bend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. curve, turn. v. i. give, yield; curve. v. t. control; shape. See softness, authority, curvature, obliquity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crook, bow, arch; see curve 1 . v. 1. [To force out of a straight… …   English dictionary for students

• bend, lean, or fall over backward — idi bend, lean, or fall over backward, to exert oneself to the utmost; make a serious effort …   From formal English to slang

• bend or lean or fall over backward — idi to exert oneself to the utmost …   From formal English to slang