Definition of bend

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Bend (v. t.) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor..

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Ribbon :: Ribbon (n.) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide..
Unbow :: Unbow (v. t.) To unbend.
Cranked :: Cranked (a.) Formed with, or having, a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle..
Bend :: Bend (v. i.) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission..
Windlass :: Windlass (n.) An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow..
Curve :: Curve (a.) A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal..
Compliant :: Compliant (a.) Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive.
Falcade :: Falcade (n.) The action of a horse, when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times, bending himself, as it were, in very quick curvets..
Unbend :: Unbend (v. i.) To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast..
Curl :: Curl (v. i.) To contract or bend into curls or ringlets, as hair; to grow in curls or spirals, as a vine; to be crinkled or contorted; to have a curly appearance; as, leaves lie curled on the ground..
Swerve :: Swerve (v. i.) To bend; to incline.
Decline :: Decline (v. i.) To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw; as, a line that declines from straightness; conduct that declines from sound morals..
Bend :: Bend (v. i.) To be inclined; to be directed.
Bow :: Bow (v. i.) To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down..
Inwards :: Inwards (a.) Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward..
Falcation :: Falcation (n.) The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle.
Reflect :: Reflect (v.) To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat..
Sinus :: Sinus (n.) An opening; a hollow; a bending.
Canonry :: Canonry (n. pl.) A benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church; a right to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues; the dignity or emoluments of a canon.
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