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

单词	unbends
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 unbends verb present tense third-person singular of unbend as in straightens to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls the new highway will largely unbend that twisting path that the old road used to follow Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance straightens uncurls uncoils unwinds unrolls untwists unkinks disentangles untwines untangles Antonyms & Near Antonyms bends bends curls curves bows turns hooks rounds arcs entwines twists swirls loops crooks twines winds spirals coils kinks See More
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