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bend v. [
flex] form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
. wn #2
bend v. change direction; "The road bends"
. wn #3
bend v. [
flex, deform, twist, turn] cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
. wn #4
bend v. [
crouch, stoop, bow] bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
. wn #5
bend n. [
crook, twist, turn] a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
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