Definition of bend

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Bend (n.) same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends.

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Unbending :: Unbending (a.) Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
Declination :: Declination (n.) The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head..
Rack :: Rack (a.) An instrument for bending a bow.
Snotter :: Snotter (n.) A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a small boat..
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..
Curb :: Curb (v. i.) To bend; to crouch; to cringe.
Bended :: Bended (imp. & p. p.) of Ben.
Retroversion :: Retroversion (n.) A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus..
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..
Devexity :: Devexity (a.) A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity.
Bendlet :: Bendlet (n.) A narrow bend, esp. one half the width of the bend..
Overbow :: Overbow (v. t.) To bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction.
Bend :: Bend (n.) A band.
Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast..
Deflect :: Deflect (v. t.) To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected..
Subepidermal :: Subendymal (a.) Situated under the endyma.
Verge :: Verge (v. i.) To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to the north..
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..
Twist :: Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
Arcuation :: Arcuation (n.) A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering..
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