Definition of bend

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Bend (n.) same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends.

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Antrovert :: Antrovert (v. t.) To bend forward.
Malanders :: Malanders (n. pl.) A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See Sallenders.
Curvity :: Curvity (n.) The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.
Winding :: Winding (n.) A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream..
Reclinant :: Reclinant (a.) Bending or leaning backward.
Profound :: Profound (a.) Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow..
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects..
Stoop :: Stoop (n.) The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders..
Circumflect :: Circumflect (v. t.) To bend around.
Cottise :: Cottise (n.) A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend. When a single cottise is used alone it is often called a cost. See also Couple-close..
Bight :: Bight (v.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin..
Crankle :: Crankle (v. t.) To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle..
Elbow :: Elbow (v. i.) To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.
Ramp :: Ramp (n.) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction..
Flag :: Flag (v. i.) To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp..
Bender :: Bender (n.) A sixpence.
Retroversion :: Retroversion (n.) A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus..
Prebendate :: Prebendate (v. t.) To invest with the office of prebendary; to present to a prebend.
Crincum :: Crincum (n.) A twist or bend; a turn; a whimsey.
Bend :: Bend (v. i.) To be inclined; to be directed.
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