Definition of bend

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Bend (v. i.) To be inclined; to be directed.

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Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
Apogeotropic :: Apogeotropic (a.) Bending away from the ground; -- said of leaves, etc..
Collar :: Collar (n.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured..
Ordinary :: Ordinary (n.) A charge or bearing of simple form, one of nine or ten which are in constant use. The bend, chevron, chief, cross, fesse, pale, and saltire are uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some authorities include bar, bend sinister, pile, and others. See Subordinary..
Bent :: Bent () imp. & p. p. of Bend.
Bight :: Bight (v.) The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop..
Flexion :: Flexion (n.) The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
Kneel :: Kneel (v. i.) To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.
Sny :: Sny (n.) An upward bend in a piece of timber; the sheer of a vessel.
Unbending :: Unbending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Unben.
Lout :: Lout (v. i.) To bend; to box; to stoop.
Label :: Label (n.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living..
Incurvate :: Incurvate (v. t.) To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
Trend :: Trend (v. t.) To cause to turn; to bend.
Crankle :: Crankle (v. i.) To bend, turn, or wind..
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..
Engrailed :: Engrailed (a.) Indented with small concave curves, as the edge of a bordure, bend, or the like..
Prebendary :: Prebendary (n.) A prebendaryship.
Curb :: Curb (v. t.) To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check..
Bendy :: Bendy (a.) Divided into an even number of bends; -- said of a shield or its charge.
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