Definition of bend

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Bend (n.) A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road..

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Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted..
Embow :: Embow (v. t.) To bend like a bow; to curve.
Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule..
Nod :: Nod (v. t.) To cause to bend.
Canon :: Canon (n.) A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
Flection :: Flection (n.) The act of bending, or state of being bent..
Sag :: Sag (v. t.) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
Heeltool :: Heeltool (n.) A tool used by turners in metal, having a bend forming a heel near the cutting end..
Recurvate :: Recurvate (v. t.) To bend or curve back; to recurve.
Lozengy :: Lozengy (a.) Divided into lozenge-shaped compartments, as the field or a bearing, by lines drawn in the direction of the bend sinister..
Plashing :: Plashing (n.) The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges..
Bend :: Bend (v. i.) To jut over; to overhang.
Crankle :: Crankle (n.) A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.
Prebendship :: Prebendship (n.) A prebendaryship.
Arbalist :: Arbalist (n.) A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc..
Knee :: Knee (n.) A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy..
Elbow :: Elbow (n.) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent..
Flexion :: Flexion (n.) The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
Gaffle :: Gaffle (n.) A lever to bend crossbows.
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..
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