BEND

Definition

1. verb form a curve. — synonyms: flex
2. verb change direction.
3. verb cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form. — synonyms: flex, deform, twist, turn
4. verb bend one's back forward from the waist on down. — synonyms: crouch, stoop, bow
5. verb turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest. — synonyms: deflect, turn_away
6. verb bend a joint. — synonyms: flex
7. noun a circular segment of a curve. — synonyms: crook, twist, turn
8. noun movement that causes the formation of a curve. — synonyms: bending
9. noun curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.). — synonyms: curve
10. noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding. — synonyms: fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp
11. noun a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range.
12. noun diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left. — synonyms: bend_dexter