bend


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bend
v. make curved; lean down; tilt; surrender; invert, turn over
 
n. curve, kink; knot, mat

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Bend
Bend may refer to:

Engineering and construction
  • Bending, the deformation of an object due to an applied load
  • Bend, a curvature in a pipe, tube, or pipeline (see bend radius)
  • Bend knot, a general term for a knot used to tie two ropes together

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Bend

Noun
1. a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
(hypernym) town
(part-holonym) Oregon, Beaver State, OR

 
bend

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


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bend
v. ohnout; vytvarovat; zatáčet; sklonit se; trochu si upravit pravidla
 
n. zatáčka; ohyb; ujetý; mě pěkně vytáčí

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bend
Czas. pochylać się; zginać; skręcać; naginać przepisy
 
Rzecz. zakręt