bend
1
[ bend ]
/ bɛnd /
verb (used with object), bent or (Archaic) bend·ed; bend·ing.
verb (used without object), bent or (Archaic) bend·ed; bend·ing.
noun
Idioms for bend
around/round the bend, Slang.
insane; crazy: These interruptions will send me round the bend!
bend/lean/fall over backward,
to exert oneself to the utmost; make a serious effort: They bent over backward to make sure their guests were comfortable.
Origin of bend
1
before 1000; Middle English
benden (v.) Old English
bendan to bind, bend (a bow); cognate with Middle High German
benden, Old Norse
benda; akin to Old Norse
band band. See
band3
synonym study for bend
10.
Bend,
bow,
stoop imply taking a bent posture.
Bend and
bow are used of the head and upper body;
stoop is used of the body only.
OTHER WORDS FROM bend
bend·a·ble, adjective non·bend·ing, adjective re·bend·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby bend
British Dictionary definitions for around the bend (1 of 2)
bend
1
/ (bɛnd) /
verb bends, bending or bent
noun
See also
bends
Derived forms of bend
bendable, adjectiveWord Origin for bend
Old English
bendan; related to Old Norse
benda, Middle High German
benden; see
bind,
band ³
British Dictionary definitions for around the bend (2 of 2)
bend
2
/ (bɛnd) /
noun
heraldry
an ordinary consisting of a diagonal line traversing a shield
Word Origin for bend
Old English
bend
band ²; see
bend
1
Medical definitions for around the bend
bend
[ bĕnd ]
v.
To incline the body; stoop.
Idioms and Phrases with around the bend (1 of 2)
around the bend
Around a curve or corner on a road or pathway, as in Peter's house is just around the bend. Also see around the corner, def. 1.
Also, round the bend. Crazy, insane, as in Throwing out that perfectly good steak? Have you gone round the bend? [Colloquial; early 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with around the bend (2 of 2)
bend