Definition of bend

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Bend (n.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post..

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Pliers :: Pliers (n. pl.) A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc..
Unbending :: Unbending (a.) Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast..
Unbend :: Unbend (v. t.) To cast loose or untie, as a rope..
Heck :: Heck (n.) A bend or winding of a stream.
Sinuosity :: Sinuosity (n.) A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a series of windings; a wave line; a curve..
Recurvate :: Recurvate (v. t.) To bend or curve back; to recurve.
Courb :: Courb (v. i.) To bend; to stop; to bow.
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
Homomallous :: Homomallous (a.) Uniformly bending or curving to one side; -- said of leaves which grow on several sides of a stem.
Tuft :: Tuft (n.) A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers..
Shoot :: Shoot (n.) An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course..
Bulgy :: Bulgy (a.) Bulged; bulging; bending, or tending to bend, outward..
Twist :: Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
Prebend :: Prebend (n.) A payment or stipend; esp., the stipend or maintenance granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral or collegiate church with which he is connected. See Note under Benefice..
Subendymal :: Subendocardial (a.) Situated under the endocardium.
Verge :: Verge (v. i.) To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to the north..
Decline :: Decline (v. t.) To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall..
Train :: Train (v. t.) To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees..
Crouch :: Crouch (v. t.) To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear..
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