Definition of bend

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of bend is as below...

Bend (v. t.) To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee..

Lern More About Bend

Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted..
Arcuation :: Arcuation (n.) A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering..
Genuflection :: Genuflection (n.) The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship..
Strain :: Strain (a.) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it..
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
Stool :: Stool (n.) A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil.
Peen :: Peen (v. t.) To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peen of a hammer or sledge..
Incurvity :: Incurvity (n.) A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards.
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column..
Flection :: Flection (n.) The act of bending, or state of being bent..
Crook :: Crook (n.) To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve.
Habendum :: Habendum (n.) That part of a deed which follows the part called the premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted; -- so called because it begins with the word Habendum..
Crincum :: Crincum (n.) A twist or bend; a turn; a whimsey.
Bow :: Bow (n.) An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility..
Proneness :: Proneness (n.) The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man..
Overbow :: Overbow (v. t.) To bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction.
Bower :: Bower (v. & n.) One who bows or bends.
Bending :: Bending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ben.
Lozengy :: Lozengy (a.) Divided into lozenge-shaped compartments, as the field or a bearing, by lines drawn in the direction of the bend sinister..
Crankle :: Crankle (v. t.) To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us