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Word: Bend
Speech Type: Verb
Old English bendan ‘put in bonds, tension a bow by means of a string’, of Germanic origin; related to band
bɛnd
shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle
Short Definition:shape something straight into curve
Examples:- the wire has to be bent back tightly
(of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical
Short Definition:incline body downwards
Examples:- she bent down and yanked out the flex
- I bent over my plate
force or be forced to submit
Short Definition:force or be forced to submit
Examples:- they want to bend me to their will
- a refusal to bend to mob rule
direct (one's attention or energies) to a task
Short Definition:direct one's attention to task
Examples:- Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets
- she bent once more to the task of diverting her guests
attach (a sail or cable) by means of a knot
Short Definition:attach sail or cable with knot
Examples:- sailors were bending sails to the spars
Word: Bend
Speech Type: Noun
bɛnd
a curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit
Short Definition:curve in road, river, etc.
Examples:- the van screeched round a bend
- a bend in the river
a curved or angled part of something
Short Definition:bent part
Examples:- make a bend in the wire
a kind of knot used to join two ropes together, or to tie a rope to another object, e.g. a carrick bend.
Short Definition:kind of knot
decompression sickness, especially in divers.
Short Definition:decompression sickness
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