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bend
Overview of noun bend
The noun bend has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
2. (1) bending, bend -- (movement that causes the formation of a curve)
3. (1) bend, curve -- (curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.))
4. fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (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")
5. Bend -- (a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range)
6. bend, bend dexter -- (diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left)
Overview of verb bend
The verb bend has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (23) bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")
2. (11) bend -- (change direction; "The road bends")
3. (5) flex, bend, deform, twist, turn -- (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")
4. (3) crouch, stoop, bend, bow -- (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")
5. (1) deflect, bend, turn away -- (turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest)
6. flex, bend -- (bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, crook, twist, turn
=> curve, curved shape
=> line
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
bending, bend
=> movement, motion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
bend, curve
=> section, segment
=> part, portion
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
=> angular shape, angularity
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
Bend
INSTANCE OF=> town
=> municipality
=> urban area, populated area
=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
=> region
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
=> district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
=> region
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
bend, bend dexter
=> ordinary
=> charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
=> heraldry
=> emblem
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun bend
4 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, crook, twist, turn
=> bight
Sense 2
bending, bend
=> deflection, deflexion, refraction
Sense 3
bend, curve
=> blind curve, blind bend
=> elbow
=> hairpin bend
Sense 4
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
=> pleat, plait
=> kink, twist, twirl
=> pucker, ruck
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, crook, twist, turn
=> curve, curved shape
Sense 2
bending, bend
=> movement, motion
Sense 3
bend, curve
=> section, segment
Sense 4
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
=> angular shape, angularity
Sense 5
Bend
INSTANCE OF=> town
Sense 6
bend, bend dexter
=> ordinary
Antonyms of noun bend
Member Holonyms of noun bend
Substance Holonyms of noun bend
Part Holonyms of noun bend
2 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 3
bend, curve
PART OF: road, route
Sense 5
Bend
PART OF: Oregon, Beaver State, OR
Member Meronyms of noun bend
Substance Meronyms of noun bend
Part Meronyms of noun bend
Meronyms of noun bend
Holonyms of noun bend
2 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 3
bend, curve
PART OF: road, route
Sense 5
Bend
PART OF: Oregon, Beaver State, OR
Attributes of noun bend
Derived Forms of noun bend
3 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, crook, twist, turn
RELATED TO>(verb) bend#2
=> bend
RELATED TO>(verb) bend#1
=> bend, flex
Sense 3
bend, curve
RELATED TO>(verb) bend#2
=> bend
Sense 4
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
RELATED TO>(verb) bend#1
=> bend, flex
RELATED TO>(verb) bend#3
=> flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
Domain of noun bend
1 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 3
bend, curve
TOPIC>(noun) river#1
Domain Terms of noun bend
Familiarity of noun bend
bend used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, crook, twist, turn
> curve, curved shape
=> normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape
=> meander
=> closed curve
=> S-shape
=> catenary
=> Cupid's bow
=> wave, undulation
=> extrados
=> gooseneck
=> intrados
=> bend, crook, twist, turn
=> hook, crotchet
=> envelope
=> arc
=> scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
=> spiral
=> helix, spiral
=> perversion
=> sinuosity, sinuousness
=> arch
=> bell, bell shape, campana
=> bow, arc
=> crescent
=> quadric, quadric surface
=> roulette, line roulette
Sense 2
bending, bend
> movement, motion
=> crustal movement, tectonic movement
=> approach, approaching
=> passing, passage
=> deflection, deflexion
=> bending, bend
=> change of location, travel
=> wave, undulation
=> jitter
=> periodic motion, periodic movement
=> heave
=> recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
=> recoil, kick
=> seek
=> squeeze, wring
=> throw, stroke, cam stroke
=> turning, turn
=> twist, wrench
=> undulation
=> wave, moving ridge
=> wobble
=> whirl, commotion
=> Brownian movement, Brownian motion, pedesis
Sense 3
bend, curve
> section, segment
=> bend, curve
=> dado
=> leaf
=> length
=> straightaway, straight
=> subsection, subdivision
Sense 4
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
> angular shape, angularity
=> furcation, forking
=> jog
=> zigzag, zig, zag
=> fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
Sense 5
Bend
> town
=> burg
=> boom town
=> ghost town
=> hometown
=> Main Street
=> market town
HAS INSTANCE=> Jalalabad
HAS INSTANCE=> Batna
HAS INSTANCE=> Djanet
HAS INSTANCE=> Hippo, Hippo Regius
HAS INSTANCE=> Reggane
HAS INSTANCE=> Timgad
HAS INSTANCE=> Timimoun
HAS INSTANCE=> Nogales
HAS INSTANCE=> Santa Maria del Tule
HAS INSTANCE=> Pilsen, Plzen
HAS INSTANCE=> Austerlitz
HAS INSTANCE=> Viborg
HAS INSTANCE=> Hameln, Hamelin
HAS INSTANCE=> Hohenlinden
HAS INSTANCE=> Massawa
HAS INSTANCE=> Mariehamn, Maarianhamina
HAS INSTANCE=> Knossos, Cnossos, Cnossus
HAS INSTANCE=> Actium
HAS INSTANCE=> Plataea
HAS INSTANCE=> Stagira, Stagirus
HAS INSTANCE=> Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho
HAS INSTANCE=> Nazareth
HAS INSTANCE=> Bethlehem, Bayt Lahm, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Bethlehem-Judah
HAS INSTANCE=> Anzio
HAS INSTANCE=> Tivoli, Tibur
HAS INSTANCE=> Agrigento, Acragas, Girgenti
HAS INSTANCE=> Nanaimo
HAS INSTANCE=> Churchill
HAS INSTANCE=> Yellowknife
HAS INSTANCE=> Kingston
HAS INSTANCE=> Sault Sainte Marie
HAS INSTANCE=> Dawson
HAS INSTANCE=> Wagga Wagga
HAS INSTANCE=> Wagram
HAS INSTANCE=> Alost, Aalost
HAS INSTANCE=> Waterloo
HAS INSTANCE=> Bath
HAS INSTANCE=> Blackpool
HAS INSTANCE=> Stratford-on-Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon
HAS INSTANCE=> Sunderland
HAS INSTANCE=> Hastings
HAS INSTANCE=> Canterbury
HAS INSTANCE=> Naseby
HAS INSTANCE=> Bangor
HAS INSTANCE=> Tara
HAS INSTANCE=> Ayr
HAS INSTANCE=> Aberdare
HAS INSTANCE=> Bangor
HAS INSTANCE=> Nag Hammadi
HAS INSTANCE=> Saqqara, Saqqarah, Sakkara
HAS INSTANCE=> Avignon
HAS INSTANCE=> Calais
HAS INSTANCE=> Chablis
HAS INSTANCE=> Cherbourg
HAS INSTANCE=> Dunkirk, Dunkerque
HAS INSTANCE=> Valenciennes
HAS INSTANCE=> Vichy
HAS INSTANCE=> Vienne
HAS INSTANCE=> Thule
HAS INSTANCE=> Monte Carlo
HAS INSTANCE=> El Aaium
HAS INSTANCE=> Cuzco, Cusco
HAS INSTANCE=> Dharhan
HAS INSTANCE=> Lubavitch
HAS INSTANCE=> Interlaken
HAS INSTANCE=> Abydos
HAS INSTANCE=> Antioch, Antakya, Antakiya
HAS INSTANCE=> Chalcedon, Kadikoy
HAS INSTANCE=> Entebbe
HAS INSTANCE=> Decatur
HAS INSTANCE=> Gadsden
HAS INSTANCE=> Selma
HAS INSTANCE=> Tuscaloosa
HAS INSTANCE=> Tuskegee
HAS INSTANCE=> Nome
HAS INSTANCE=> Sitka
HAS INSTANCE=> Skagway
HAS INSTANCE=> Flagstaff
HAS INSTANCE=> Nogales
HAS INSTANCE=> Prescott
HAS INSTANCE=> Yuma
HAS INSTANCE=> Fayetteville
HAS INSTANCE=> Fort Smith
HAS INSTANCE=> Hot Springs
HAS INSTANCE=> Jonesboro
HAS INSTANCE=> Pine Bluff
HAS INSTANCE=> Texarkana
HAS INSTANCE=> Barstow
HAS INSTANCE=> Eureka
HAS INSTANCE=> Monterey
HAS INSTANCE=> Palo Alto
HAS INSTANCE=> Redding
HAS INSTANCE=> San Mateo
HAS INSTANCE=> San Pablo
HAS INSTANCE=> Santa Barbara
HAS INSTANCE=> Santa Cruz
HAS INSTANCE=> Boulder
HAS INSTANCE=> Farmington
HAS INSTANCE=> New London
HAS INSTANCE=> Daytona Beach
HAS INSTANCE=> Fort Myers
HAS INSTANCE=> Gainesville
HAS INSTANCE=> Key West
HAS INSTANCE=> Melbourne
HAS INSTANCE=> Palm Beach
HAS INSTANCE=> Panama City
HAS INSTANCE=> Pensacola
HAS INSTANCE=> Sarasota
HAS INSTANCE=> West Palm Beach
HAS INSTANCE=> Albany
HAS INSTANCE=> Athens
HAS INSTANCE=> Brunswick
HAS INSTANCE=> Oxford
HAS INSTANCE=> Valdosta
HAS INSTANCE=> Hilo
HAS INSTANCE=> Coeur d'Alene
HAS INSTANCE=> Idaho Falls
HAS INSTANCE=> Lewiston
HAS INSTANCE=> Nampa
HAS INSTANCE=> Pocatello
HAS INSTANCE=> Sun Valley
HAS INSTANCE=> Twin Falls
HAS INSTANCE=> Cairo
HAS INSTANCE=> Carbondale
HAS INSTANCE=> Champaign
HAS INSTANCE=> East Saint Louis
HAS INSTANCE=> Moline
HAS INSTANCE=> Rock Island
HAS INSTANCE=> Urbana
HAS INSTANCE=> Bloomington
HAS INSTANCE=> Lafayette
HAS INSTANCE=> Muncie
HAS INSTANCE=> Council Bluffs
HAS INSTANCE=> Clinton
HAS INSTANCE=> Dubuque
HAS INSTANCE=> Mason City
HAS INSTANCE=> Ottumwa
HAS INSTANCE=> Dodge City
HAS INSTANCE=> Abilene
HAS INSTANCE=> Hays
HAS INSTANCE=> Lawrence
HAS INSTANCE=> Salina
HAS INSTANCE=> Bowling Green
HAS INSTANCE=> Owensboro
HAS INSTANCE=> Paducah
HAS INSTANCE=> Alexandria
HAS INSTANCE=> Lafayette
HAS INSTANCE=> Monroe
HAS INSTANCE=> Morgan City
HAS INSTANCE=> Bangor
HAS INSTANCE=> Brunswick
HAS INSTANCE=> Lewiston
HAS INSTANCE=> Orono
HAS INSTANCE=> Aberdeen
HAS INSTANCE=> Frederick
HAS INSTANCE=> Hagerstown
HAS INSTANCE=> Concord
HAS INSTANCE=> Gloucester
HAS INSTANCE=> Lexington
HAS INSTANCE=> Medford
HAS INSTANCE=> Pittsfield
HAS INSTANCE=> Plymouth
HAS INSTANCE=> Williamstown
HAS INSTANCE=> Alpena
HAS INSTANCE=> Houghton
HAS INSTANCE=> Jackson
HAS INSTANCE=> Kalamazoo
HAS INSTANCE=> Marquette
HAS INSTANCE=> Monroe
HAS INSTANCE=> Saginaw
HAS INSTANCE=> Traverse City
HAS INSTANCE=> Bemidji
HAS INSTANCE=> Hibbing
HAS INSTANCE=> Mankato
HAS INSTANCE=> Rochester
HAS INSTANCE=> Saint Cloud, St. Cloud
HAS INSTANCE=> Virginia
HAS INSTANCE=> Biloxi
HAS INSTANCE=> Columbus
HAS INSTANCE=> Greenville
HAS INSTANCE=> Hattiesburg
HAS INSTANCE=> Meridian
HAS INSTANCE=> Natchez
HAS INSTANCE=> Tupelo
HAS INSTANCE=> Vicksburg
HAS INSTANCE=> Cape Girardeau
HAS INSTANCE=> Columbia
HAS INSTANCE=> Hannibal
HAS INSTANCE=> Poplar Bluff
HAS INSTANCE=> Saint Joseph, St. Joseph
HAS INSTANCE=> Sedalia
HAS INSTANCE=> Bozeman
HAS INSTANCE=> Butte
HAS INSTANCE=> Great Falls
HAS INSTANCE=> Missoula
HAS INSTANCE=> Grand Island
HAS INSTANCE=> North Platte
HAS INSTANCE=> Portsmouth
HAS INSTANCE=> Morristown
HAS INSTANCE=> New Brunswick
HAS INSTANCE=> Princeton
HAS INSTANCE=> Carlsbad
HAS INSTANCE=> Farmington
HAS INSTANCE=> Gallup
HAS INSTANCE=> Las Cruces
HAS INSTANCE=> Los Alamos
HAS INSTANCE=> Roswell
HAS INSTANCE=> Silver City
HAS INSTANCE=> Taos
HAS INSTANCE=> Cooperstown
HAS INSTANCE=> Ithaca
HAS INSTANCE=> Elmont
HAS INSTANCE=> Kingston
HAS INSTANCE=> Newburgh
HAS INSTANCE=> Saratoga Springs
HAS INSTANCE=> Watertown
HAS INSTANCE=> Asheville
HAS INSTANCE=> Chapel Hill
HAS INSTANCE=> Fayetteville
HAS INSTANCE=> Goldsboro
HAS INSTANCE=> Greenville
HAS INSTANCE=> Wilmington
HAS INSTANCE=> Athens
HAS INSTANCE=> Mansfield
HAS INSTANCE=> Bartlesville
HAS INSTANCE=> Enid
HAS INSTANCE=> Lawton
HAS INSTANCE=> McAlester
HAS INSTANCE=> Muskogee
HAS INSTANCE=> Bend
HAS INSTANCE=> Klamath Falls
HAS INSTANCE=> Medford
HAS INSTANCE=> Altoona
HAS INSTANCE=> Bethlehem
HAS INSTANCE=> Gettysburg
HAS INSTANCE=> Hershey
HAS INSTANCE=> Florence
HAS INSTANCE=> Greenville
HAS INSTANCE=> Aberdeen
HAS INSTANCE=> Rapid City
HAS INSTANCE=> Columbia
HAS INSTANCE=> Jackson
HAS INSTANCE=> Johnson City
HAS INSTANCE=> Bryan
HAS INSTANCE=> Del Rio
HAS INSTANCE=> Galveston
HAS INSTANCE=> Lufkin
HAS INSTANCE=> McAllen
HAS INSTANCE=> Midland
HAS INSTANCE=> Paris
HAS INSTANCE=> San Angelo
HAS INSTANCE=> Sherman
HAS INSTANCE=> Texarkana
HAS INSTANCE=> Tyler
HAS INSTANCE=> Victoria
HAS INSTANCE=> Ogden
HAS INSTANCE=> Bennington
HAS INSTANCE=> Brattleboro
HAS INSTANCE=> Rutland
HAS INSTANCE=> Blacksburg
HAS INSTANCE=> Fredericksburg
HAS INSTANCE=> Petersburg
HAS INSTANCE=> Aberdeen
HAS INSTANCE=> Bellingham
HAS INSTANCE=> Kennewick
HAS INSTANCE=> Vancouver
HAS INSTANCE=> Walla Walla
HAS INSTANCE=> Yakima
HAS INSTANCE=> Fayetteville
HAS INSTANCE=> Harpers Ferry, Harper's Ferry
HAS INSTANCE=> Appleton
HAS INSTANCE=> Eau Claire
HAS INSTANCE=> La Crosse
HAS INSTANCE=> Superior
HAS INSTANCE=> Watertown
HAS INSTANCE=> Wausau
HAS INSTANCE=> Jackson
HAS INSTANCE=> Lander
HAS INSTANCE=> Laramie
HAS INSTANCE=> Rock Springs
Sense 6
bend, bend dexter
> ordinary
=> bend, bend dexter
=> fesse, fess
=> bar sinister, bend sinister
Meronyms of noun bend
5 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 6
bend, bend dexter
=> ordinary
=> charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
=> heraldry
=> emblem
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun bend
2 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 3
bend, curve
PART OF: road, route
Sense 5
Bend
PART OF: Oregon, Beaver State, OR
PART OF: United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
PART OF: North America
PART OF: western hemisphere, occident, New World
PART OF: northern hemisphere
PART OF: America
Grep of noun bend
backbend
becket bend
bend
bend dexter
bend sinister
bendability
benday process
bender
bending
bendopa
bends
bendy tree
big bend
big bend national park
blind bend
carrick bend
fisherman's bend
hairpin bend
hawser bend
knee bend
prebend
sheet bend
south bend
Antonyms of verb bend
2 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
Antonym of straighten (Sense 1)
=>straighten, unbend
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
Antonym of unbend (Sense 3)
=>unbend
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 2
bend
=> turn
=> move
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away
=> turn
=> move
Sense 6
flex, bend
=> move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bend
3 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
=> crook, curve
=> arch, curve, arc
=> incurvate
=> retroflex, replicate
=> lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> double over, double, double up
=> fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
=> curl up, curl, draw in
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> indent, dent
=> incurvate
=> gnarl
=> crank
=> convolve, convolute
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> squinch
=> huddle, cower
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
Sense 2
bend
=> turn
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away
=> turn
Sense 6
flex, bend
=> move
'Cause To' of verb bend
Derived Forms of verb bend
3 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
RELATED TO>(adj) bendable#1
=> bendable, pliable, pliant
RELATED TO>(noun) bender#1
=> bender
RELATED TO>(noun) bend#1
=> bend, crook, twist, turn
RELATED TO>(noun) bend#4
=> fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
Sense 2
bend
RELATED TO>(noun) bender#3
=> curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender
RELATED TO>(noun) bend#1
=> bend, crook, twist, turn
RELATED TO>(noun) bend#3
=> bend, curve
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
RELATED TO>(adj) bendable#1
=> bendable, pliable, pliant
RELATED TO>(noun) bender#1
=> bender
RELATED TO>(noun) bend#4
=> fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
Domain of verb bend
Domain Terms of verb bend
Familiarity of verb bend
bend used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
EX: The glass tubes bend
Sense 2
bend
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
EX: They bend the glass tubes
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
flex, bend
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
> change shape, change form, deform
=> roll
=> granulate, grain
=> bulge, pouch, protrude
=> sharpen, taper, point
=> roll up, furl
=> flatten, flatten out
=> draw
=> deform
=> dinge, batter
=> twist, twine, distort
=> flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> bend, flex
=> unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
=> start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
Sense 2
bend
> turn
=> twist
=> flip, flip over, turn over
=> turn on a dime
=> roll, turn over
=> roll over
=> swing around, swing about, turn around
=> flip, toss
=> port
=> face
=> turn off
=> turn away
=> gee
=> about-face
=> caracole
=> corner
=> overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
=> bend
=> swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
=> deflect
=> deflect, bend, turn away
=> avert, turn away
=> turn out, splay, spread out, rotate
=> rotate, circumvolve
=> pivot, swivel
=> gyrate, spiral, coil
=> corkscrew, spiral
=> deviate, divert
=> pronate
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
> change shape, change form, deform
=> roll
=> granulate, grain
=> bulge, pouch, protrude
=> sharpen, taper, point
=> roll up, furl
=> flatten, flatten out
=> draw
=> deform
=> dinge, batter
=> twist, twine, distort
=> flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> bend, flex
=> unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
=> start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
> bend, flex
=> crook, curve
=> arch, curve, arc
=> incurvate
=> retroflex, replicate
=> lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> double over, double, double up
=> fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
=> curl up, curl, draw in
Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away
> turn
=> twist
=> flip, flip over, turn over
=> turn on a dime
=> roll, turn over
=> roll over
=> swing around, swing about, turn around
=> flip, toss
=> port
=> face
=> turn off
=> turn away
=> gee
=> about-face
=> caracole
=> corner
=> overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
=> bend
=> swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
=> deflect
=> deflect, bend, turn away
=> avert, turn away
=> turn out, splay, spread out, rotate
=> rotate, circumvolve
=> pivot, swivel
=> gyrate, spiral, coil
=> corkscrew, spiral
=> deviate, divert
=> pronate
Sense 6
flex, bend
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
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Sense 2
bend
=> turn
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Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
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Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
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Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away
=> turn
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Sense 6
flex, bend
=> move
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Grep of verb bend
bend
bend over backwards
benday
unbend
Grep of adj bend
around the bend
bendable
bended
bending
round the bend
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