bend

Noun

• diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

• a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

• 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
    

• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

• movement that causes the formation of a curve

• a circular segment of a curve
  • a bend in the road
    
  • a crook in the path
    

Verb

• bend a joint
  • flex your wrists
    
  • bend your knees
    

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• 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
    

• 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
    

• change direction
  • The road bends
    

• form a curve
  • The stick does not bend
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bend dexter , Bend , fold , crease , plication , flexure , crimp , curve , bending , crook , twist , turn , flex , deflect , turn away , crouch , stoop , bow , deform
• Antonyms: 
  unbend , straighten