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bend

(b/E/nd )

a circular segment of a curve(noun.shape)

Example:
A bend in the road.

Synonym:
crook, turn, twist

source: wordnet30
movement that causes the formation of a curve(noun.event)

Synonym:
bending

source: wordnet30
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
curve

source: wordnet30
an angular or rounded shape made by folding(noun.shape)

Example:
A bend of his elbow.

Synonym:
crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication

source: wordnet30
a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range(noun.location)

source: wordnet30
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
bend dexter

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
A band.(noun)

source: webster1913

form a curve(verb.motion)

Example:
The stick does not bend.

Synonym:
flex
Antonym:
straighten, unbend

source: wordnet30
change direction(verb.motion)

Example:
The road bends.

source: wordnet30
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form(verb.contact)

Example:
Bend the rod.

Synonym:
deform, flex, turn, twist
Antonym:
unbend

source: wordnet30
bend one's back forward from the waist on down(verb.motion)

Synonym:
bow, crouch, stoop

source: wordnet30
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest(verb.motion)

Synonym:
deflect, turn away

source: wordnet30
bend a joint(verb.contact)

Example:
Bend your knees.

source: wordnet30
To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.(verb)

source: webster1913