| VERB | motion | bend, flex | form a curve |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | bend | change direction | |
| contact | bend, flex, deform, twist, turn | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form | |
| motion | bend, crouch, stoop, bow | bend one's back forward from the waist on down | |
| motion | bend, deflect, turn away | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest | |
| contact | bend, flex | bend a joint | |
| NOUN | shape | bend, crook, twist, turn | a circular segment of a curve |
| event | bend, bending | movement that causes the formation of a curve | |
| artifact | bend, curve | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) | |
| shape | bend, fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp | an angular or rounded shape made by folding | |
| location | Bend | a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range | |
| artifact | bend, bend dexter | diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left |
| Sounds | beh'nd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd... | |
| Meaning | A circular segment of a curve. | |
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| Example | "a bend in the road" | |
| Synonyms | crook, twist, turn | |
| Narrower | bight | A bend / bend or curve (especially in a coastline) |
| Broader | curve, curved shape | The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
| Spanish | curva, curvatura, giro, recodo, vuelta | |
| Catalan | revolt | |
| Verbs | bend | form a curve |
| bend | change direction | |
| Meaning | movement that causes the formation of a curve. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | bending | |
| Narrower | deflection, deflexion, refraction | The amount by which a propagating / propagating wave is bent |
| Broader | movement, motion | A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| Spanish | curvatura, encorvadura, encorvamiento | |
| Meaning | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | curve | |
| Category | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
| Part of | road, route | An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation / transportation |
| Narrower | blind curve, blind bend | A curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving |
| elbow | A sharp bend in a road or river | |
| hairpin bend | A U-shaped bend in a road | |
| Broader | section, segment | One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object |
| Spanish | ángulo, codo, curva, pliegue | |
| Catalan | corba, giragonsa, revolt | |
| Verbs | bend | change direction |
| Meaning | An angular or rounded shape made by folding. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a bend of his elbow" | |
| Synonyms | fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp | |
| Narrower | kink, twist, twirl | A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |
| pleat, plait | Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape | |
| pucker, ruck | An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) | |
| Broader | angular shape, angularity | A shape having one or more sharp angles |
| Spanish | arruga, dobladura, doblez, plegado, pliegue, raya | |
| Catalan | doblec, replec, séc | |
| Verbs | bend | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form |
| bend | form a curve | |
| Meaning | A town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range. | |
|---|---|---|
| Instance of | town | An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city |
| Part of | Oregon, Beaver State, OR, Ore. | A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific |
| Meaning | diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | bend dexter | |
| Broader | ordinary | (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields |
| Meaning | form a curve. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The glass tubes bend | |
| Example | "The stick does not bend" | |
| Synonym | flex | |
| Entailed by | hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over | Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward |
| Narrower | arch, curve, arc | form an arch or curve |
| crook, curve | bend or cause to bend | |
| crouch, stoop, bend, bow | bend one's back forward from the waist on down | |
| curl up, curl, draw in | shape one's body into a curl | |
| double over, double, double up | Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain | |
| fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel | show submission or fear | |
| incurvate | bend inwards | |
| lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle | To incline or bend from a vertical position | |
| retroflex, replicate | bend or turn backward | |
| Broader | change shape, change form, deform | assume a different shape or form |
| Opposite | straighten, unbend | straighten up or out |
| Spanish | doblarse, doblar, doblegar, flexionar, torcer | |
| Catalan | doblegar, enguerxir, flexionar, torçar, tòrcer | |
| Adjectives | bendable | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking / breaking |
| Nouns | bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding |
| bend | a circular segment of a curve | |
| bender | a tool for bending | |
| Meaning | change direction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The road bends" | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | doblarse, doblar | |
| Nouns | bend | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
| bend | a circular segment of a curve | |
| bender | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter | |
| Meaning | Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They bend the glass tubes | |
| Example | "bend the rod" | |
| Synonyms | flex, deform, twist, turn | |
| Entailed by | curl, curve, kink | form a curl, curve, or kink |
| Narrower | convolve, convolute | curl, wind, or twist together |
| crank | bend into the shape of a crank | |
| gnarl | Twist into a state of deformity | |
| incurvate | Cause to curve / curve inward | |
| indent, dent | make a depression into | |
| Broader | change shape, change form, deform | assume a different shape or form |
| Opposite | unbend | Free from flexure |
| Spanish | curvar, doblar, girar, rotar, torcer | |
| Catalan | corbar, doblar, doblegar, encorbar, enroscar, girar, rotar, tòrçar, torçar, tòrcer, trenar | |
| Adjectives | bendable | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking / breaking |
| Nouns | bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding |
| bender | a tool for bending | |
| Meaning | bend one's back forward from the waist on down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | crouch, stoop, bow | |
| Entails | change posture | Undergo a change in bodily posture |
| Narrower | huddle, cower | crouch or curl up |
| squinch | crouch down | |
| Broader | bend, flex | form a curve |
| Spanish | agachar, inclinarse, inclinar | |
| Catalan | corbar-se, encorbar-se, inclinar-se, inclinar | |
| Meaning | Turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | deflect, turn away | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | torcer | |
| Meaning | bend a joint. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "bend your knees" | |
| Synonym | flex | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | curvar, doblar, flexionar | |
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