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bending

 
Adjective bending has 1 sense
  1. bending - not remaining rigid or straight; "tried to support his weight on a bending cane"
    Antonym:
    straight (indirect, via crooked)
Noun bending has 3 senses
  1. bending, bend - movement that causes the formation of a curve
    --1 is a kind of movement, motion
    --1 has particulars: deflection, deflexion, refraction
  2. deflection, deflexion, bending - the property of being bent or deflected
    --2 is a kind of physical property
    --2 has particulars: windage, wind deflection; refractivity, refractiveness
  3. bending - the act of bending something
    --3 is a kind of
    change of shape
    --3 has particulars: flexion, flexure; crouch; hunch; incurvation
Verb bend has 6 senses
  1. bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
    --1 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
    Antonyms: straighten, unbend
    Derived forms: noun bender1, noun bend1, noun bend4
    Sample sentence:
    The glass tubes bend
  2. bend - change direction; "The road bends"
    --2 is one way to
    turn
    Derived forms: noun bender3, noun bend1, noun bend3
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  3. 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
    Derived forms: noun bender1, noun bend4
    Sample sentence:
    They bend the glass tubes
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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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