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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Elbow :: Elbow (v. i.) To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.
Oxbow :: Oxbow (n.) A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river..
Unbend :: Unbend (v. i.) To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement..
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe..
Embow :: Embow (v. t.) To bend like a bow; to curve.
Wind :: Wind (v. i.) To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees..
Bend :: Bend (v. i.) To be inclined; to be directed.
Prebendaryship :: Prebendaryship (n.) The office of a prebendary.
Bended :: Bended (imp. & p. p.) of Ben.
Inflect :: Inflect (v. t.) To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline, to deflect; to curve; to bow..
Sput :: Spur-winged (a.) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
Bow :: Bow (v. i.) To bend; to curve.
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall..
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..
Circumflexion :: Circumflexion (n.) The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form..
Malanders :: Malanders (n. pl.) A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See Sallenders.
Profound :: Profound (a.) Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow..
Swerve :: Swerve (v. i.) To bend; to incline.
Twist :: Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
Bender :: Bender (n.) One who, or that which, bends..
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