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
Definition for bend (2 of 3)
bend
2
[ bend ]
/ bɛnd /
noun
Heraldry.
- a diagonal band extending from the dexter chief of an escutcheon to the sinister base.Compare bend sinister.
- in bend, (of a charge) set diagonally or in a diagonal row.
Tanning.
half of a trimmed butt or hide.
Definition for bend (3 of 3)
Bend
[ bend ]
/ bɛnd /
noun
a city in central Oregon.
Example sentences from the Web for bend
British Dictionary definitions for 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 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 bend
bend
[ bĕnd ]
v.
To incline the body; stoop.
Idioms and Phrases with bend
bend