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The definition of bend

14 Definitions of: bend

1. verb, to form or cause to form a curve, as by pushing or pulling
2. verb, to turn or cause to turn from a particular direction
3. verb, to incline the body; stoop; bow
4. verb, to submit or cause to submit
5. verb, to turn or direct (one's eyes, steps, attention, etc)
6. verb, to concentrate (the mind); apply oneself closely
7. verb, nautical to attach or fasten, as a sail to a boom or a line to a cleat
8. verb, bend over backwards to make a special effort, esp in order to please
9. verb, bend (someone's) ear to speak at length to an unwilling listener, esp to voice one's troubles
10. verb, bend the rules to ignore rules or change them to suit one's own convenience
11. noun, a curved part, as in a road or river
12. noun, nautical a knot or eye in a line for joining it to another or to an object
13. noun, the act or state of bending
14. noun, slang round the bend mad; crazy; eccentric ▷ See also bends
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1. noun, heraldry an ordinary consisting of a diagonal line traversing a shield
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Synonyms:	turn, angle, veer, contort, capitulate, force, influence, shape, curve, corner	And more...

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