Bend

Verb

 * 1)  To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
 * 2)   To become curved.
 * 3)  To cause to change direction.
 * 4)  To change direction.
 * 5)  To stoop.
 * 6)  To force to submit.
 * 7)  To submit.
 * 8)  To apply to a task or purpose.
 * 9)  To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
 * 10)  To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
 * 11)  To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
 * 12)  To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
 * 13)  To swing the body when rowing.

Noun

 * 1) A curve.
 * 2)  Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
 * 3)  A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
 * 4)  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.

Adjectives for Bend
distant; graceful; alternate; convex; keen; sharp; magisterial; sudden; tender; tolerant.

Adverbs for Bend
feebly; impulsively; confidentially; inextricably; mournfully; solicitously; alternately; magisterially; tenderly; tolerantly.

Synonyms for Bend
deflect, influence, mold, turn, flex, contort, curve, twist, crook, divert.

Antonyms for Bend
straighten.

Derived terms

 * bend down
 * bend over
 * bend over backwards
 * bend somebody's ear
 * on bended knee
 * around the bend
 * bend one's elbow
 * bend out of shape
 * bend the truth
 * bendsome
 * bend sinister
 * bendlet
 * bendy
 * drive somebody round the bend
 * in bend
 * sheet bend
 * string bend

Related terms

 * bent

Thesaurus
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Etymology
From benden:, from  bendan:, from, from. Cognate with benden:,  bænde:,  benda:. More at.