Bend

v. make curved; lean down; tilt; surrender; invert, turn over

n. curve, kink; knot, mat

Bend may refer to:Bend, Oregon, a cityBend (heraldry), a colored band that runs from the upper left (as seen by the viewer) corner of the shield to the lower rightDecompression sickness, commonly "the bends"The Bends, an album by RadioheadBend knot, a general term for a knot used to tie two ropes togetherBend (guitar), a guitar techniqueBending for harmonicaBend, an album by 8stops7Bend, a curvature in a pipe, tube, or pipeline (see - bend radius)
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Noun
1. a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
(hypernym) town
(part-holonym) Oregon, Beaver State, OR

Noun
1. a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
(synonym) crook, turn
(hypernym) curve, curved shape
(hyponym) bight
2. movement that causes the formation of a curve
(synonym) bending
(hypernym) movement, motion
(hyponym) deflection, deflexion, refraction
3. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
(synonym) curve
(hypernym) section, segment
(hyponym) blind curve, blind bend
(part-holonym) road, route
(classification) river
4. an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
(synonym) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp
(hypernym) angular shape, angularity
(hyponym) pleat, plait
(derivation) flex
5. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
(synonym) bend dexter
(hypernym) ordinary
Verb
1. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
(synonym) flex
(antonym) straighten, unbend
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(hyponym) crook, curve
(derivation) bender
2. change direction; "The road bends"
(hypernym) turn
(derivation) curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender
3. 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"
(synonym) flex, deform, twist, turn
(antonym) unbend
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(hyponym) indent, dent
(derivation) bender
4. 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"
(synonym) crouch, stoop, bow
(hypernym) flex
(hyponym) squinch
(entail) change posture
5. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
(synonym) deflect, turn away
(hypernym) turn
6. bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
(synonym) flex
(hypernym) move

(n.)
A band.
  

(n.)
A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post.
  

(n.)
A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road.
  

(n.)
Hard, indurated clay; bind.
  

(n.)
One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
  

(n.)
same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends.
  

(n.)
The best quality of sole leather; a butt. See Butt.
  

(n.)
Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
  

(v. i.)
To be inclined; to be directed.
  

(v. i.)
To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.
  

(v. i.)
To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
  

(v. i.)
To jut over; to overhang.
  

(v. t.)
To apply closely or with interest; to direct.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.
  

(v. t.)
To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor.
  

(v. t.)
To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee.
  

(v. t.)
To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.
  

Curve in the river, analogous to a curve in a highway. (TNDOT1)