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noun

a 180° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.

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And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
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Clickbait title notwithstanding, Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!
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Would the Democrats rescind those rights if they were to return to power?
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They called for peace, reconciliation, and the safe return of Father Gregorio.
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Most travelers return home from trips revitalized and armed with new goals.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
They feel that the system has few advantages to offer in return for the cost it entails upon them.
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It being offensive to the French, they took none of it with them on their return.
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After the battle of the Pyramids he fell sick, and before the Syrian expedition, applied to return to France.
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He decided not to return home directly; he wanted to go somewhere, but did not care to stay in Chicago.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux