How To Spell bend?
How to Pronounce bend?
Correct pronunciation for the word "bend" is [bˈɛnd], [bˈɛnd], [b_ˈɛ_n_d].
Definition of bend
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A curve; a turn in a road or river; a particular kind of knot made by seamen; an honourable ordinary, supposed to represent a shoulder-belt or scarf, formed by lines drawn from the dexter corner to the sinister base, and containing a third part of the field when charged, and a fifth when plain. To bend the brow, to knit the brow; to frown. Bends of a ship, the thickest and strongest planks in her sides, more commonly called wales. The bend sinister, drawn from the sinister corner to the dexter base, denotes illegitimacy.
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To be crooked or incurvated; to incline; to lean or turn; to jut over; to be prone to; to bow; submissive.
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To make crooked, or to curve; to direct to a certain point, as one's course; to apply closely; to incline; to be determined; to subdue; to fasten by a knot.
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To subdue.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the adverb for bend?
The adverb for the word "bend" is "bendingly".
What is the adjective for bend?
The adjective form of the word "bend" is "bent".
Usage over time for bend:
This graph shows how "bend" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of bend?
The plural of the "bend" can be the "bends".
What is the singular form of bend?
The singular of the "bend" can be the "bend".
Synonyms for Bend:
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n.
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- hold .
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- double over ,
- burrow ,
- crane ,
- help ,
- bestride .
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- concentrate ,
- focus ,
- buckle down ,
- filter ,
- devote ,
- fade ,
- collect .
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- corner ,
- cloverleaf .
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- calisthenics ,
- aerobic ,
- aerobics .
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- circle .
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- extension .
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- close .
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- balance .
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- catch .
- bow .
- horseshoes ,
- hook ,
- deflection ,
- ellipse ,
- horseshoe ,
- curlicue ,
- chord ,
- hyperbola ,
- helix ,
- incurvature ,
- deviation ,
- catenary .
- bend .
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• work hard • drop down; avoid- duck .
- get .
- defer ,
- consent ,
- conform ,
- acquiesce ,
- capitulate ,
- cave ,
- comply ,
- agree ,
- assent ,
- cede ,
- concur ,
- fulfill ,
- accept ,
- adhere .
- fall .
- bank .
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