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"Bend" Definition

noun

Decompression sickness. Used with the.
Heraldry A band passing from the upper dexter corner of an escutcheon to the lower sinister corner.
Nautical A knot that joins a rope to a rope or another object.
Something bent: a bend in the road.
The act or fact of bending.

verb-transitive

Nautical To fasten: bend a mainsail onto the boom.
To apply (the mind) closely: "The weary naval officer goes to bed at night having bent his brain all day to a scheme of victory” ( Jack Beatty).
To bring (something) into a state of tension: bend a bow.
To cause to assume a curved or angular shape: bend a piece of iron into a horseshoe.
To cause to swerve from a straight line; deflect.

verb-intransitive

To apply oneself closely; concentrate: She bent to her task.
To assume a curved, crooked, or angular form or direction: The saplings bent in the wind.
To deviate from a straight line or position: The lane bends to the right at the bridge.
To incline the body; stoop.
To make a concession; yield.

verb

To constrain or strain to tension by curving .
To turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular.
To force from a proper shape.
To force back to an original straight or even condition.
To cause to turn from a straight course .

geographical name

City Oregon on the Deschutes 52,029.

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