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English noun: bend | |||
| 1. | bend (shape) a circular segment of a curve | ||
| Samples | A bend in the road. A crook in the path. | ||
| Synonyms | crook, turn, twist | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curve, curved shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bight | ||
| 2. | bend (event) movement that causes the formation of a curve | ||
| Synonyms | bending | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deflection, deflexion, refraction | ||
| 3. | bend (artifact) curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) | ||
| Synonyms | curve | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | section, segment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blind bend, blind curve, elbow, hairpin bend | ||
| Part meronym | road, route | ||
| Domain category | river | ||
| 4. | bend (shape) an angular or rounded shape made by folding | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angular shape, angularity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | kink, plait, pleat, pucker, ruck, twirl, twist | ||
| 5. | Bend (location) a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range | ||
| Instance hypernym | town | ||
| Part meronym | Beaver State, OR, Oregon | ||
| 6. | bend (artifact) diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left | ||
| Synonyms | bend dexter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ordinary | ||
English verb: bend | |||
| 1. | bend (motion) form a curve | ||
| Samples | The stick does not bend. | ||
| Examples | The glass tubes bend | ||
| Synonyms | flex | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change form, change shape, deform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | angle, arc, arch, bend, bow, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, crook, crouch, curl, curl up, curve, curve, double, double over, double up, draw in, fawn, grovel, incurvate, lean, replicate, retroflex, slant, stoop, tilt, tip | ||
| Antonyms | straighten, unbend | ||
| 2. | bend (motion) change direction | ||
| Samples | The road bends. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| 3. | bend (contact) cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form | ||
| Samples | Bend the rod. Twist the dough into a braid. The strong man could turn an iron bar. | ||
| Examples | They bend the glass tubes | ||
| Synonyms | deform, flex, turn, twist | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change form, change shape, deform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | convolute, convolve, crank, dent, gnarl, incurvate, indent | ||
| Antonyms | unbend | ||
| 4. | bend (motion) bend one's back forward from the waist on down | ||
| Samples | He crouched down. She bowed before the Queen. The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse. | ||
| Synonyms | bow, crouch, stoop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cower, huddle, squinch | ||
| Entail | change posture | ||
| 5. | bend (motion) turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest | ||
| Synonyms | deflect, turn away | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| 6. | bend (contact) bend a joint | ||
| Samples | Flex your wrists. Bend your knees. | ||
| Synonyms | flex | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
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