bend in Kashmiri कॉशुर
bend in Sindhi سنڌي
bend in Telugu తెలుగు
bend in English
- bend⇄adj. bendable.
- bend⇄bend (1), verb, bentor (Archaic)bended,bending,noun.
- bend⇄bend (2), noun.
1. (Heraldry.) a diagonal band on a coat of arms; an ordinary consisting of two parallel lines drawn from the dexter chief (upper right) to the sinister base (lower left) of the shield.
2. a shape or size in which hides are ta - bend⇄expr. bend over backward. See under backward.
- bend⇄expr. bends, the wales of a ship; the thick planks in a ship's side below the waterways.
Ex. She is to be caulked, her bends blacked and painted (Horatio Nelson). - bend⇄expr. on the bend, (British Slang.) on a drinking spree.
Ex. I'd to promise to give up being on the bend, though, and I'm a bloke that keeps his word (Punch). - bend⇄expr. round the bend, (British Slang.) crazy.
Ex. Everybody was vastly entertained, except for a few poor Treasury officials who must have been driven half round the bend (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - bend⇄expr. the bends, (U.S. Informal.) =caisson disease.
- bend⇄noun 1. a part that is not straight; curve; turn.
Ex. There is a sharp bend in the road here.
(SYN) crook, angle, twist.
2. a stoop; bow.
Ex. Her head moved forward in a quick bend.
3. (Nautical.) a knot for tying two rop - bend⇄v.i. 1. to be crooked; curve.
Ex. The branch began to bend as I climbed along it.
(SYN) turn, twist, warp, crook.
2. to stoop; bow.
Ex. She bent down and picked up a stone.
(SYN) incline.
3. (Figurative.) to submit - bend⇄v.t. 1. to force out of a straight line; make crooked; curve.
Ex. The strong man bent the iron bar as if it were rubber.
(SYN) turn, twist, crook.
2. (Figurative.) to force to submit; cause to bow or yield.
Ex. The spirit of the