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bend
I. \ˈbend\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bend bend, chain, fetter & Middle French bende, bande band, ring, stripe — more at band
1. obsolete : a thin flat strip (as of iron) used for strengthening
2. heraldry : a diagonal band
3. : the half of a butt or a hide trimmed of the thinner parts and containing the best quality of sole leather — see hide illustration
4. : a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object
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- in bend
- in bend dexter
II. verb
(bent \-nt\ ; or archaic bended ; bent or archaic bended ; bending ; bends)
Etymology: Middle English benden, from Old English bendan; akin to Old Norse benda to bend, Old English bend fetter — more at band
transitive verb
1.
a. : to constrain or strain to tension (as a bow)
b. archaic : to strain, brace, or bring into a tense condition
2.
a. : to turn, press, or force with stress concentrated at specific points from straight, level, or even to curved, angular, uneven, or cambered
< bend a pipe >
< a bent glass tube >
b. : to press or force back to an original straight, level, or even condition
< bend a crooked bar straight again >
c. : to force, prize, or crush from a proper, intended, or usable shape
< he bent the can opener >
3. : fasten
< bend one rope to another >
< bend a sail to its yard >
< bend a cable to the ring of an anchor >
4. : to make submissive : subdue
< natives unwilling to be bent by colonial power >
5. : to determine usually after considerable thought : resolve — used in passive and with on or upon
< they were bent on self-destruction >
6.
a. : to cause to turn at an angle or on a curve from a straight line, course, or pattern : deflect
< bent rays emerging from a prism >
b. : to guide or turn toward : direct
< Tictocq bends his rapid steps in the direction of the headquarters of the Paris gendarmerie — O.Henry >
< Santayana bends his genius … to deal with the concrete facts of actual political life — Times Literary Supplement >
c. : incline, dispose, predispose : induce a liking, inclination, or partiality or a distaste or antipathy in
< ignoring other peoples and bending their minds to the Buddhist concept of eternity — Christopher Rand >
d. : to influence or constrain from a usual, expected, or individual course or pattern
< how society bends its individual members to function in conformity with its needs — A.N.Whitehead >
7.
a. obsolete : to direct (as a weapon) with hostile intent
b. : to direct strenuously or with interest
< bend their efforts to the task >
: apply
< bent themselves to the work at hand >
c. Scotland : drink, guzzle
intransitive verb
1. : to curve over or away from a vertical line or position; specifically : to incline the body often in token of submission or reverence
< bent to the queen >
2.
a. : to move out of a straight line : be or become curving : crook, bow
< trees bending under the weight of snow >
b. : to have a direction or inclination away from a straight line : curve, trend
< beyond the rocks the coastline bent west >
3. archaic : to direct oneself : take one's course : turn
4. : incline, lean, tend
< an individual who always bends toward his own tastes >
5. : to work vigorously
< sailors bending to the oars >
6. Scotland : to drink hard
Synonyms: see curve
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- bend an ear
- bend one's ear
- bend over backward
III. \ˈbend\ noun
(-s)
1.
a. : the act or action of bending
< a quick bend of the body >
b. : the quality or state of being bent or curved
< the graceful bends of Gothic windows >
2. : something that is bent or curved: as
a. : a curved part of a stream, lake, inlet, or coastline
b. : the thickest and strongest planks in the sides of a wooden ship : wales — usually used in plural
c. : a curved piece of pipe
d. : the part of a fishhook lying between the shank and the barb
3. bends plural but singular or plural in construction : caisson disease, aeroembolism; specifically : the form of aeroembolism that is marked by intense pain in muscles and joints due to formation of gas bubbles in the tissues — usually used with preceding the
4. : the distance between a bow braced ready for use and its string
5. : a stylistic effect produced by varying the pitch of a sustained note and commonly employed by brass-wind instruments in jazz bands
IV. \ˈbē|end\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized B
: the end of a railway car on which the hand brake is located |