bend

Definitions of bend in various dictionaries:

noun - a circular segment of a curve

noun - movement that causes the formation of a curve

noun - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

noun - an angular or rounded shape made by folding

noun - a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

noun - diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

verb - form a curve

verb - change direction

verb - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

verb - bend one's back forward from the waist on down

verb - turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

verb - bend a joint

To bring (something) into a state of tension: bend a bow.

To cause to assume a curved or angular shape: bend a piece of iron into a horseshoe.

To force to assume a different direction or shape, according to one’s own purpose: “Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events” (Robert F.

To cause to swerve from a straight line; deflect.

To render submissive; subdue.

To apply (the mind) closely: “The weary naval officer goes to bed at night having bent his brain all day to a scheme of victory” (Jack Beatty).

To fasten: bend a mainsail onto the boom.

To deviate from a straight line or position: The lane bends to the right at the bridge.

To assume a curved, crooked, or angular form or direction: The saplings bent in the wind.

To incline the body; stoop.

To make a concession; yield.

To apply oneself closely; concentrate: She bent to her task.

The act or fact of bending.

The state of being bent.

The thick planks in a ship’s side; wales.

A band passing from the upper dexter corner of an escutcheon to the lower sinister corner.

A knot that joins a rope to a rope or another object.

adv - to deviate from straightness [v CURVED, CURVING, CURVES] : CURVEDLY