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Definition: Meaning of, bend in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɛnd /

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bend bent bent
Present Participle Third Person Singular
bending bends
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to move part of your body so that it is not straight or so that you are not upright
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  2. [transitive] to push or press something so that it is no longer flat or straight
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  3. [intransitive] to become curved and no longer flat or straight
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  4. [intransitive] when a road bends, it changes direction to form a curve
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  5. bend the truth to say something that is not completely true
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  6. bend over backwards (to do something) to try very hard to be helpful
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  7. bend somebody's ear spoken to talk to someone, especially for a long time about something that is worrying you
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  8. on bended knee trying very hard to persuade someone to do something
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  9. on bended knee in a kneeling position
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  10. bend your mind/efforts to something formal to give all your energy or attention to one activity, plan etc
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  11. bend to somebody's will formal to do what someone else wants, especially when you do not want to
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bend bends
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  1. a curved part of something, especially a road or river
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  2. an action in which you bend a part of your body
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  3. drive somebody round the bend British English spoken to annoy someone
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  4. be/go round the bend British English spoken to be or become crazy
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  5. the bends a painful and serious condition that DIVER s get if they come up from deep water too quickly
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Bend


Definition: Meaning of, Bend in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bend /

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  1. a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
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Bend used in phrases

  • Big Bend (noun)
    1. a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
  • Big Bend National Park (noun)
    1. a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
  • S-bend (noun)
    1. a bend in a road in the shape of an 'S' that can be dangerous to drivers [=  S-curve American English]
    2. a bend in a waste pipe in the shape of an 'S'
  • South Bend (noun)
    1. a city in northern Indiana
  • around the bend (adjective)
    1. informal or slang term meaning insane, strange, eccentric or stupid
  • becket bend (noun)
    1. or to an eye a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope
  • bend dexter (noun)
    1. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
  • bend over backwards (verb)
    1. try very hard to please someone
  • bend sinister (noun)
    1. a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
  • blind bend (noun)
    1. a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving
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