bend

1 of 3

verb

ˈbend

bent ˈbent How to pronounce bend (audio)

; bending

transitive verb

: to constrain or strain to tension by curving

bend a bow

: to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular

bend a pipe

: to force from a proper shape

Her bicycle's back wheel got bent in the crash.

: to force back to an original straight or even condition

bend the wire flat

: fasten

bend a sail to its yard

: to cause to turn from a straight course : deflect

bend a ray of light with a mirror

: to guide or turn toward : direct

… bends his rapid steps in the direction of the headquarters …—

O. Henry

: incline, dispose

bending their minds to the Buddhist concept of eternity—

Christopher Rand

: to adapt to one's purpose : distort

bend the rules

: to direct strenuously or with interest : apply

bent himself to the task

: to make submissive : subdue

refusing to be bent

intransitive verb

: to curve out of a straight line or position

The road bends to the left.

tree limbs bending under the weight of the snow

bent down to pick up a piece of paper

bending double with pain

specifically : to incline the body in token of submission

bend to the queen

: to apply oneself vigorously

bending to their work

: incline, tend

She bends to the Left politically.

: compromise sense 2

refusing to bend under pressure to change

bending to the will of wealthy supporters

bendable

ˈben-də-bəl How to pronounce bend (audio)

adjective

bend

2 of 3

noun (1)

: the act or process of bending

doing knee bends

: the state of being bent

the graceful bends of Gothic windows

: something that is bent: such as

: a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road)

Their house is down the road, just past the bend.

nautical : wale entry 1 sense 2

—usually used in plural

bends plural in form but singular or plural in construction : decompression sickness

also : intense joint pain occurring as a common manifestation of decompression sickness

—usually used with the

a case of the bends

bend

3 of 3

noun (2)

heraldry : a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief (see chief entry 3 sense 1) to the sinister base (see base entry 1 sense 8) on a heraldic shield compare bend sinister

[Middle English, band, from Old English bend fetter — more at band] : a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object

Example Sentences

Verb bend a wire into a circle bend the cable around a wheel He bent the bow and shot an arrow from it. His glasses got bent when he dropped them. The trees were bending in the wind. The branch will bend before it breaks. She bent down to pick up a piece of paper and then she straightened up again. He bent back to look up at the ceiling. bend to the left and then bend to the right See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Other authoritarian powers could seek to bend the world to their will through coercion, disinformation, and even brute force. —

Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2023 In Rwanda, Malawi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MASS makes buildings with immediate, practical purpose: to bend architecture to the task of caring for patients, soul as well as body. —

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2023 Two of the best examples of capturing the referees are how DeSantis quietly packed both the Florida Board of Medicine and the New College Board of Trustees with ideological fellow travelers to bend institutions to their will. —

Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 8 Feb. 2023 In these cases, the customer service agent should not feel obligated to bend to the customer’s will but should instead find a way to meet the customer’s needs within the limits of what is possible. —

Michael Podolsky, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023 The Taliban, whose pariah government in Kabul is not recognized by the international community, has shown little inclination to bend to either local or outside anger over these discriminatory moves. —

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023 McCarthy’s willingness to bend to ultraconservatives seems to have hurt his standing with more moderate Republicans like Texas Rep. Tony Gonzalez and South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace. —

Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023 Rain poured down that night, the sort of rain that used to bend the lilacs to the ground and scatter their blossoms across the campus sidewalks. —

Sheila Liming, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2022 But in the midterm elections, voters across the country rejected the most prominent Republican candidates who embraced false claims about American elections and promised to bend the rules to their party’s advantage. —

Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

bend

1 of 2 verb

ˈbend

bent ˈbent How to pronounce bend (audio)

; bending

: to pull tight

bend a bow

: to curve or cause a change of shape

bend a wire into a circle

: to turn in a certain direction

bent their steps toward town

: to apply or apply oneself closely

she bent herself to the task

: to curve out of line

the road bends to the left

: to curve downward : stoop

bend over and pick it up

bend

2 of 2 noun

: the act or process of bending : the state of being bent

: something (as a curved part of a stream) that is bent

plural : a severe disorder marked by pain (as in joints), by difficulty in breathing, and often by collapsing and caused by release of gas bubbles (as of nitrogen) in the tissues upon too rapid a change from an environment of high air pressure to one of lower air pressure

called also caisson disease, decompression sickness

bending 1 of 2

adjective

as in twisting

marked by a long series of irregular curves the river takes a long bending path to the sea

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

twisting
curving
curved
winding
twisted
serpentine
curling
crooked
curled
sinuous
tortuous
coiling
curvy
spiral
windy
devious
jagged
coiled
looping
spiraling
zigzagging
crazy
swirling
circling
zigzag
indirect
wandering
corkscrew
uneven
spiralling
meandering
roundabout
rambling
circuitous
irregular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straight
direct
linear
straightaway

bending

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bend

as in arching

to cause to turn away from a straight line she bent the blade of the knife when she got it jammed in the drawer

Synonyms & Similar Words

arching
bowing
hooking
twisting
curving
curling
turning
crooking
swerving
rounding
waving
deflecting
arcing
veering
warping
reflecting
weaving
swirling
kinking
coiling
diverting
twining
incurving
looping
inflecting
winding
denting
sloping
entwining
spiraling
inclining
dimpling
incurvating
meandering
spiralling
enrolling
declining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straightening
unbending
uncurling

as in devoting

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention bent herself to the task for the rest of the day

Synonyms & Similar Words

devoting
applying
buckling
giving
addressing
committing
working
spending
getting cracking
exerting
turning a hand
readdressing
reapplying
involving
turning one's hand
stressing
getting one's act together
getting with it
straining
taxing
busying
concerning
grinding
engaging
plowing
humping
troubling
exhausting
hustling
wearing out
settling (down)
knuckling down
plodding
putting out
setting (to)
carrying on
pitching in
plunging (in)
plugging (away)
pegging (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

playing
dawdling
idling
trifling
dallying
fiddling (around)
puttering (around)
fooling around
pottering (around)
monkeying (around)
dillydallying
messing around

as in aiming

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal bent all of his efforts toward making his first documentary film

Synonyms & Similar Words

aiming
casting
holding
directing
steering
setting
training
heading
leveling
pinpointing
focusing
levelling
concentrating
facing
inclining
orienting
bearing
sighting
focussing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

curving
deflecting
diverting
shunting
averting
detouring
rechanneling
sidetracking

as in curving

to turn away from a straight line or course the stream bends slightly to the east

Synonyms & Similar Words

curving
bowing
arching
rounding
sweeping
arcing
turning
winding
crooking
swerving
curling
falling off
hooking
wheeling
looping
trending
twisting
coiling
circling
spiraling
deviating
spiralling
veering
curlicuing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straightening

as in distorting

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of attorneys bending the facts to put their client in the most favorable light

Synonyms & Similar Words

distorting
misrepresenting
twisting
warping
slanting
cooking
falsifying
complicating
misstating
perverting
obscuring
garbling
misinterpreting
fudging
coloring
misrelating
censoring
masking
confusing
mistaking
dissembling
disguising
camouflaging
lying
veiling
whitewashing
mistranslating
bowdlerizing
misdescribing
misspeaking
fibbing
mystifying
prevaricating
equivocating
belying
paltering
confounding
glossing (over)
mixing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

interpreting
explaining
illustrating
clarifying
illuminating
clearing (up)
deciphering
spelling out

as in attaching

to cause (something) to hold to another bend a leash to the dog's collar

Synonyms & Similar Words

attaching
affixing
gluing
tying
glueing
tieing
clipping
connecting
fixing
clamping
fastening
adhering
strapping
screwing
sticking
hanging
pinning
tacking
clenching
harnessing
clasping
linking
nailing
lashing
tackling
stapling
shackling
bolting
clinching
pasting
cinching
latching
yoking
toggling
riveting
joining
uniting
plastering
hasping
coapting
refastening
lacing
buttoning
reattaching
refixing
resecuring
reaffixing
battening
belaying
doing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

detaching
splitting
undoing
dividing
separating
unfastening
loosening
disconnecting
unhooking
severing
parting
dissociating
divorcing
uncoupling
sundering
breaking up
loosing
disjointing
disjoining
disuniting
dissevering
unyoking
unlinking
untying
unfixing
untieing
unbinding
unlashing

单词	bending
释义	bend 1 of 3 verb ˈbend bent ˈbent ; bending transitive verb 1 : to constrain or strain to tension by curving bend a bow 2 a : to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular bend a pipe b : to force from a proper shape Her bicycle's back wheel got bent in the crash. c : to force back to an original straight or even condition bend the wire flat 3 : fasten bend a sail to its yard 4 a : to cause to turn from a straight course : deflect bend a ray of light with a mirror b : to guide or turn toward : direct … bends his rapid steps in the direction of the headquarters …—O. Henry c : incline, dispose bending their minds to the Buddhist concept of eternity—Christopher Rand d : to adapt to one's purpose : distort bend the rules 5 : to direct strenuously or with interest : apply bent himself to the task 6 : to make submissive : subdue refusing to be bent intransitive verb 1 : to curve out of a straight line or position The road bends to the left. tree limbs bending under the weight of the snow bent down to pick up a piece of paper bending double with pain specifically : to incline the body in token of submission bend to the queen 2 : to apply oneself vigorously bending to their work 3 : incline, tend She bends to the Left politically. 4 : compromise sense 2 refusing to bend under pressure to change bending to the will of wealthy supporters bendable ˈben-də-bəl adjective bend 2 of 3 noun (1) 1 : the act or process of bending doing knee bends : the state of being bent the graceful bends of Gothic windows 2 : something that is bent: such as a : a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road) Their house is down the road, just past the bend. b nautical : wale entry 1 sense 2 —usually used in plural 3 bends plural in form but singular or plural in construction : decompression sickness also : intense joint pain occurring as a common manifestation of decompression sickness —usually used with the a case of the bends bend 3 of 3 noun (2) 1 heraldry : a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief (see chief entry 3 sense 1) to the sinister base (see base entry 1 sense 8) on a heraldic shield compare bend sinister 2 [Middle English, band, from Old English bend fetter — more at band] : a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object Phrases bend one's ear : to talk to someone at length bend over backward or bend over backwards : to make extreme efforts had to bend over backward to get these tickets around the bend : mad, crazy appears to have gone around the bend Synonyms Verb arch bow crook curve hook swerve Noun (1) angle arc arch bow crook curvature curve inflection turn wind See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb bend a wire into a circle bend the cable around a wheel He bent the bow and shot an arrow from it. His glasses got bent when he dropped them. The trees were bending in the wind. The branch will bend before it breaks. She bent down to pick up a piece of paper and then she straightened up again. He bent back to look up at the ceiling. bend to the left and then bend to the right See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Other authoritarian powers could seek to bend the world to their will through coercion, disinformation, and even brute force. —Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2023 In Rwanda, Malawi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MASS makes buildings with immediate, practical purpose: to bend architecture to the task of caring for patients, soul as well as body. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2023 Two of the best examples of capturing the referees are how DeSantis quietly packed both the Florida Board of Medicine and the New College Board of Trustees with ideological fellow travelers to bend institutions to their will. —Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 8 Feb. 2023 In these cases, the customer service agent should not feel obligated to bend to the customer’s will but should instead find a way to meet the customer’s needs within the limits of what is possible. —Michael Podolsky, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023 The Taliban, whose pariah government in Kabul is not recognized by the international community, has shown little inclination to bend to either local or outside anger over these discriminatory moves. —Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023 McCarthy’s willingness to bend to ultraconservatives seems to have hurt his standing with more moderate Republicans like Texas Rep. Tony Gonzalez and South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace. —Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023 Rain poured down that night, the sort of rain that used to bend the lilacs to the ground and scatter their blossoms across the campus sidewalks. —Sheila Liming, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2022 But in the midterm elections, voters across the country rejected the most prominent Republican candidates who embraced false claims about American elections and promised to bend the rules to their party’s advantage. —Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun (1) Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English bend fetter — more at band Noun (2) Middle English, from Middle French bende, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German binta, bant band — more at band First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun (1) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing bend around the bend bend over backward bend over backwards bend a rule bend/stretch the rules bend one's ear bend double round the bend bend under one's own weight bend to the will of (someone) bend the truth bend someone's ear bend sinister S-bend sheet bend fisherman's bend bend (the) facts carrick bend U-bend See More around the bend bend over backward bend over backwards bend a rule bend/stretch the rules bend one's ear bend double round the bend bend under one's own weight bend to the will of (someone) bend the truth bend someone's ear bend sinister S-bend sheet bend fisherman's bend bend (the) facts carrick bend U-bend See More Kids Definition bend 1 of 2 verb ˈbend bent ˈbent ; bending 1 : to pull tight bend a bow 2 : to curve or cause a change of shape bend a wire into a circle 3 : to turn in a certain direction bent their steps toward town 4 : to apply or apply oneself closely she bent herself to the task 5 : to curve out of line the road bends to the left 6 : to curve downward : stoop bend over and pick it up bend 2 of 2 noun 1 : the act or process of bending : the state of being bent 2 : something (as a curved part of a stream) that is bent 3 plural : a severe disorder marked by pain (as in joints), by difficulty in breathing, and often by collapsing and caused by release of gas bubbles (as of nitrogen) in the tissues upon too rapid a change from an environment of high air pressure to one of lower air pressure called also caisson disease, decompression sickness Geographical Definition Bend geographical name ˈbend city on the Deschutes River in central Oregon population 76,639 bending 1 of 2 adjective as in twisting marked by a long series of irregular curves the river takes a long bending path to the sea Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance twisting curving curved winding twisted serpentine curling crooked curled sinuous tortuous coiling curvy spiral windy devious jagged coiled looping spiraling zigzagging crazy swirling circling zigzag indirect wandering corkscrew uneven spiralling meandering roundabout rambling circuitous irregular Antonyms & Near Antonyms straight direct linear straightaway bending 2 of 2 verb present participle of bend 1 as in arching to cause to turn away from a straight line she bent the blade of the knife when she got it jammed in the drawer Synonyms & Similar Words arching bowing hooking twisting curving curling turning crooking swerving rounding waving deflecting arcing veering warping reflecting weaving swirling kinking coiling diverting twining incurving looping inflecting winding denting sloping entwining spiraling inclining dimpling incurvating meandering spiralling enrolling declining Antonyms & Near Antonyms straightening unbending uncurling 2 as in devoting to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention bent herself to the task for the rest of the day Synonyms & Similar Words devoting applying buckling giving addressing committing working spending getting cracking exerting turning a hand readdressing reapplying involving turning one's hand stressing getting one's act together getting with it straining taxing busying concerning grinding engaging plowing humping troubling exhausting hustling wearing out settling (down) knuckling down plodding putting out setting (to) carrying on pitching in plunging (in) plugging (away) pegging (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms playing dawdling idling trifling dallying fiddling (around) puttering (around) fooling around pottering (around) monkeying (around) dillydallying messing around See More 3 as in aiming to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal bent all of his efforts toward making his first documentary film Synonyms & Similar Words aiming casting holding directing steering setting training heading leveling pinpointing focusing levelling concentrating facing inclining orienting bearing sighting focussing Antonyms & Near Antonyms curving deflecting diverting shunting averting detouring rechanneling sidetracking See More 4 as in curving to turn away from a straight line or course the stream bends slightly to the east Synonyms & Similar Words curving bowing arching rounding sweeping arcing turning winding crooking swerving curling falling off hooking wheeling looping trending twisting coiling circling spiraling deviating spiralling veering curlicuing Antonyms & Near Antonyms straightening 5 as in distorting to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of attorneys bending the facts to put their client in the most favorable light Synonyms & Similar Words distorting misrepresenting twisting warping slanting cooking falsifying complicating misstating perverting obscuring garbling misinterpreting fudging coloring misrelating censoring masking confusing mistaking dissembling disguising camouflaging lying veiling whitewashing mistranslating bowdlerizing misdescribing misspeaking fibbing mystifying prevaricating equivocating belying paltering confounding glossing (over) mixing (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms interpreting explaining illustrating clarifying illuminating clearing (up) deciphering spelling out See More 6 as in attaching to cause (something) to hold to another bend a leash to the dog's collar Synonyms & Similar Words attaching affixing gluing tying glueing tieing clipping connecting fixing clamping fastening adhering strapping screwing sticking hanging pinning tacking clenching harnessing clasping linking nailing lashing tackling stapling shackling bolting clinching pasting cinching latching yoking toggling riveting joining uniting plastering hasping coapting refastening lacing buttoning reattaching refixing resecuring reaffixing battening belaying doing up Antonyms & Near Antonyms detaching splitting undoing dividing separating unfastening loosening disconnecting unhooking severing parting dissociating divorcing uncoupling sundering breaking up loosing disjointing disjoining disuniting dissevering unyoking unlinking untying unfixing untieing unbinding unlashing See More
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bend

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