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English Definitions
bend
N
a circular segment of a curve
bend
N
movement that causes the formation of a curve
bend
N
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
bend
N
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
N
a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
bend
N
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
bend
V
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
bend
V
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
bend
V
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
N
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
bend over backwards
V
try very hard to please someone
N
a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
N
the property of being easily bent without breaking
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
V
reproduce by the Benday process
N
a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image
used of the back and knees; stooped
bender
N
a tool for bending
bender
N
revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
bender
N
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
bending
N
movement that causes the formation of a curve
bending
N
the property of being bent or deflected
bending
N
the act of bending something
N
the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease
bends
N
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
N
pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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