bends

British

/ bɛndz /

plural noun

(functioning as singular or plural) a nontechnical name for decompression sickness

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He bends down and catches the ball, throwing it to her.

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She bends closer to me, a triumphant glint in her eyes.

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She bends at the waist, twisting her hair inside the towel, before straightening back up again.

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At sharp bends in the road they stopped to tear down huts that were blocking the long trucks from making the turn.

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The moment hangs, suspended, until Marion suddenly bends forward into a slow, deep bow, so deep that her smashed hat falls onto the ambassador’s feet.

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