Definition of bend

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Bend (v. t.) To apply closely or with interest; to direct.

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Bended :: Bended (imp. & p. p.) of Ben.
Declination :: Declination (n.) The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head..
Knee :: Knee (n.) A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy..
Deflect :: Deflect (v. t.) To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected..
Circumnutation :: Circumnutation (n.) The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stems of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail..
Falcation :: Falcation (n.) The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle.
Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical..
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.
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..
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..
Inflect :: Inflect (v. t.) To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline, to deflect; to curve; to bow..
Embattled :: Embattled (a.) Having the edge broken like battlements; -- said of a bearing such as a fess, bend, or the like..
Bent :: Bent () imp. & p. p. of Bend.
Clinch :: Clinch (n.) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts..
Boughty :: Boughty (a.) Bending.
Canon :: Canon (n.) A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
Bow :: Bow (n.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
Bend :: Bend (v. i.) To jut over; to overhang.
Arcuation :: Arcuation (n.) The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness.
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