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Noun bend has 6 senses
- bend, crook, turn - a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
--1 is a kind of curve, curved shape
--1 has particulars: bight
- bending, bend - movement that causes the formation of a curve
--2 is a kind of movement, motion
--2 has particulars: deflection, deflexion, refraction
- bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
--3 is a kind of section, segment
--3 is a part of road, route
--3 has particulars: blind curve, blind bend; elbow; hairpin bend
- fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
--4 is a kind of angular shape, angularity
--4 has particulars:
- Bend - a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
--5 is a kind of town
--5 is a part of Oregon, Beaver State, OR
- bend, bend dexter - diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
--6 is a kind of ordinary
Verb bend has 6 senses
- bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
--1 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
Antonyms: straighten, unbend
Sample sentence:
The glass tubes bend
- bend - change direction; "The road bends"
--2 is one way to turn
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- flex, bend, deform, twist, turn - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
--3 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
Antonyms: unbend
Sample sentence:
They bend the glass tubes
- crouch, stoop, bend, bow - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
--4 is one way to bend, flex
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- deflect, bend, turn away - turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
--5 is one way to turn
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- flex, bend - bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
--6 is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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