bender

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bender

A baseball pitcher throws a bender that curves toward home plate.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A drinking spree; a bout of heavy drinking: A period of excessive alcohol consumption, often characterized by revelry and merrymaking.
    • A tool for bending: A device or implement used to shape or curve materials like metal, wire, or pipe.
    • A curveball in baseball: A pitch thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Drinking Spree):
    • After the stressful project, he went on a three-day bender.
    • The bachelor party turned into a wild bender.
  • Noun (Tool):
    • The plumber used a pipe bender to shape the copper tubing.
    • This tool is a rebar bender for construction work.
  • Noun (Baseball):
    • The pitcher's best pitch was a sharp bender that broke over the plate.
Advanced Usage
  • "to go on a bender": To engage in a period of heavy, often prolonged, drinking.
    • He disappeared for a week to go on a bender.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bend (verb): To curve or flex something.
  • Bender (slang, dated): A sixpence coin (historical British currency).
Synonyms
  • Drinking spree: A period of heavy drinking.
  • Binge: A short period devoted to indulging in an activity to excess, especially drinking.
  • Tool: Implement, device.
Related Phrases
  • On a bender: In the midst of a drinking spree.
    • He was on a bender and missed his appointment.
bender

A baseball pitcher throws a bender that curves toward home plate.

Noun
  1. a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
  2. revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
  3. a tool for bending
    • he used pliers as a bender

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