1bend1 (bɛnd
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: bends, bending, bent
- to form or cause to form a curve, as by pushing or pulling
- to turn or cause to turn from a particular direction ⇒
the road bends left past the church
- (intr; often foll by down, etc) to incline the body; stoop; bow
- to submit or cause to submit ⇒
to bend before superior force
- (tr) to turn or direct (one's eyes, steps, attention, etc)
- (tr) to concentrate (the mind); apply oneself closely
- (tr) nautical to attach or fasten, as a sail to a boom or a line to a cleat
- See bend over backwards
- See bend someone's ear
- See bend the rules
noun
- a curved part, as in a road or river
- nautical a knot or eye in a line for joining it to another or to an object
- the act or state of bending
- See round the bend
See also
bendsAlternative Forms
ˈbendable adjectiveWord Origin
Old English bendan ; related to Old Norse benda , Middle High German benden; see bind, band³2bend2 (bɛnd)
Definitions
noun
- heraldry an ordinary consisting of a diagonal line traversing a shield
Word Origin
Old English bendband²; see bendOld English ²; see 1Translations
- British English:
bend
A bend in a road, river, or pipe is a curved part in it.The crash occurred on a sharp bend.bɛnd NOUN The crash occurred on a sharp bend.
- Spanish:
curva
nf
- French:
virage
nm
- German:
Biegung
nf
- Chinese: 弯曲 n
- Arabic: اِلْتِوَاء n
- Portuguese: curva nf
- Russian: изгиб nm
- Croatian: zavoj nm
- Czech: ohyb nm
- Danish: kurve nutr
- Dutch: bocht n
- Finnish: mutka n
- Greek: καμπή nf
- Italian: curva nf
- Japanese: 曲がり n
- Korean: 굽은 부분 n
- Norwegian: bøyning nm
- Polish: wygięcie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: curva nf
- European Spanish:
curva
nf
- Swedish: böj nutr
- Thai: ทางโค้ง n
- Turkish: viraj n
- Vietnamese: chỗ cong n
- British English:
bend
When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards.I bent over and kissed her cheek.bɛnd VERB I bent over and kissed her cheek.
- Spanish:
doblar
v
- French:
plier
v
- German:
beugen
v
- Chinese: 弯折 v
- Arabic: يَثْنِي v
- Portuguese: curvar v
- Russian: сгибать(ся) v
- Croatian: saviti v
- Czech: ohnout v ohýbat
- Danish: bøje v
- Dutch: buigen v
- Finnish: taipua v
- Greek: κάμπτω v
- Italian: piegare v
- Japanese: 曲げる v
- Korean: 굽히다 v
- Norwegian: bøye v
- Polish: zgiąć v zginać
- Brazilian Portuguese: curvar v
- European Spanish:
doblar
v
- Swedish: böja v
- Thai: โค้ง v
- Turkish: kıvrılmak v
- Vietnamese: uốn cong v
Usage examples
He had turned and was moving to the bend where the lank-haired man had disappeared.
, High Stand (1985)It is the contraction and relaxation of this cardiac tissue that makes the arch bend and stretch to produce the bot's crawling motion.
New Scientist (2004)His house sits on a bend of a quiet street, behind a semicircular drive, distinct from every other home around.
Globe and Mail (2003)And a romantic attraction between Mike and Syd, driving her protective brother round the bend , doesn't exactly help either.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)Stiff Fingers When the fingers seem to bend forward only a fraction toward the palm, the person has a fear about something.
, THORSONS WAY OF - PALMISTRY (2002)