Definitions
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Word origin
From Middle English benden, from Old English bendan (“to bind or bend (a bow), fetter, restrain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bandijan, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, tie”).
Used in a sentence
“If you bend the pipe too far, it will break.”
“Don’t bend your knees.”
“Look at the trees bending in the wind.”
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Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues
01“Curve in a path”4 letters
02“Curve in a pipe”4 letters
03“Curve in a road”4 letters
04“Curve in a trail”4 letters
05“River curve”4 letters
06“Road curve”4 letters
07“Turn in a river”4 letters
08“Turn in a road”4 letters
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