Definition of bend

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Bend (v. t.) To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.

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Flag :: Flag (v. i.) To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp..
Twist :: Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
Inwards :: Inwards (a.) Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward..
Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To bend by force, as something stiff or strong; to force or put by bending, as a beam into its sockets, and allowing it to straighten when in place; -- often with in, out, etc.; as, to spring in a slat or a bar..
Elbow :: Elbow (n.) The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.
Bend :: Bend (n.) Hard, indurated clay; bind..
Crouch :: Crouch (v. t.) To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear..
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..
Genuflect :: Genuflect (v. i.) To bend the knee, as in worship..
Bought :: Bought (n.) A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a rope; as the boughts of a serpent..
Cottised :: Cottised (a.) Set between two cottises, -- said of a bend; or between two barrulets, -- said of a bar or fess..
Nod :: Nod (v. t.) To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to nod the head..
Sagging :: Sagging (n.) A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. Hogging..
Sinuation :: Sinuation (n.) A winding or bending in and out.
Devex :: Devex (a.) Bending down; sloping.
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..
Sinus :: Sinus (n.) An opening; a hollow; a bending.
Stoop :: Stoop (n.) The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders..
Disbend :: Disbend (v. t.) To unbend.
Bend :: Bend (n.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post..
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