Definition of bend

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Bend (v. t.) To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.

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Bend :: Bend (n.) A band.
Bend :: 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..
Bendwise :: Bendwise (adv.) Diagonally.
Bender :: Bender (n.) One who, or that which, bends..
Habendum :: Habendum (n.) That part of a deed which follows the part called the premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted; -- so called because it begins with the word Habendum..
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..
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..
Nod :: Nod (v. t.) To cause to bend.
Gaffle :: Gaffle (n.) A lever to bend crossbows.
Lop :: Lop (v. t.) To cut partly off and bend down; as, to lop bushes in a hedge..
Bower :: Bower (v. & n.) A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm..
Peen :: Peen (n.) A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by indentation..
Curve :: Curve (a.) A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal..
Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.
Serpentize :: Serpentize (v. i.) To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine..
Curvature :: Curvature (n.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a tangent drawn to the curve at that point..
Unbend :: Unbend (v. t.) A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care..
Bend :: Bend (v. i.) To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.
Boisterous :: Boisterous (a.) Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.
Geosynclinal :: Geosynclinal (n.) the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to geanticlinal..
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