bend
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Other definitions for bend (2 of 3)
- a diagonal band extending from the dexter chief of an escutcheon to the sinister base.Compare bend sinister.
- in bend, (of a charge) set diagonally or in a diagonal row.
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What is a basic definition of bend?
Bend means to make something change its shape from straight to curved or to make someone submit. A bend is a curve or a turn. The word bend has several other senses as a verb and a noun.
If you bend something that is straight, you are forcing it into a curve or an angle. If you bend a drinking straw, for example, you are using your hands to force it to curve or to slant. If you bend something too far, it may snap or break. Something or someone that bends is a bender.
- Real-life examples: A baker needs to bend dough to make a pretzel. Yoga includes a lot of bending forward and backward.
- Used in a sentence: Jonah’s arms were so sore after lifting weights that he could barely bend his arms.
Bend can also be used to mean to become curved or angled. This sense is often followed by the word over or down when referring to a person bending to stoop down. The adjective bendy describes something as bending easily or having a tendency to bend.
- Used in a sentence: I bent over and picked up all of the trash on the ground.
A bend is a curve or change in direction.
- Used in a sentence: When driving, you need to be careful of sudden bends in the road.
Bend can also mean to make someone submit or yield or to submit to someone else.
- Used in a sentence: Charlemagne forced the conquered people to bend to his will.
Armando bent to her demands because he had no other choice.
Where does bend come from?
The first records of bend come from before 1000. It ultimately comes from the Old English verb bendan, meaning “to bind” or “to bend (a bow).” Bend is related to the word band.
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How is bend used in real life?
Bend is a common word used to mean to make something curved or to become curved.
It’s been 40 days since surgery and I can bend my leg 75 degrees!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽
— Lionel Torres (@Torreslionel3) November 6, 2018
I will spend a very long time redirecting my Roomba with my feet before I'll bend over to pick it up.
— amanda (@MandiJStewart) February 5, 2021
I bent my iPhone in my back pocket… and I kinda like it! 😂 It has a custom curved screen now 😎📱
— Ali-A (@OMGitsAliA) November 16, 2016
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Is bend used correctly in the following sentence?
I had to bend the envelope a little bit to get it to fit inside the mailbox.