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Definition of bend

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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..

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Cower :: Cower (v. i.) To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear..

Premise :: Premise (n.) Matters previously stated or set forth; esp., that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted..

Boughty :: Boughty (a.) Bending.

Declination :: Declination (n.) The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head..

Genuflect :: Genuflect (v. i.) To bend the knee, as in worship..

Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion..

Set :: Set (n.) A kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving shape to, metal; as, a saw set..

Curb :: Curb (v. t.) To bend or curv.

Kneel :: Kneel (v. i.) To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.

Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue..

Hydrotropic :: Hydrotropic (a.) Turning or bending towards moisture, as roots..

Incline :: Incline (v. t.) To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right..

Crouch :: Crouch (v. i.) To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear..

Cringe :: Cringe (v. t.) To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend or crouch with base humility; to wince; hence; to make court in a degrading manner; to fawn.

Bent :: Bent () imp. & p. p. of Bend.

Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast..

Flexion :: Flexion (n.) A bending; a part bent; a fold.

Reflex :: Reflex (v. t.) To bend back; to turn back.

Dumple :: Dumple (v. t.) To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as one part over another..

Retort :: Retort (n.) To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line..