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bend

გამოთქმა: /bɛnd/

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Universal
  • 1a curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit: the van screeched round a bend a bend in the river
  • 2a curved or angled part of something:make a bend in the wire
  • 3a kind of knot used to join two ropes together, or to tie a rope to another object, e.g. a carrick bend.
  • 4 (the bends) decompression sickness, especially in divers.

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Universal
  • 1 [with object] shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle:the wire has to be bent back tightly
  • [no object] (of something straight) be shaped or forced into a curve or angle:poppies bending in the wind
  • [no object, usually with adverbial of direction] (of a road, river, or path) deviate from a straight line in a specified direction:the road bent left and then right
  • 2 [no object] (of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical:she bent down and yanked out the flex I bent over my plate
  • [with object] move (a jointed part of the body) to an angled position:extend your left leg and bend your right
  • 3force or be forced to submit: [with object]:they want to bend me to their will [no object]:a refusal to bend to mob rule
  • [with object] interpret or modify (a rule) to suit someone:we cannot bend the rules, even for Darren
  • 4 [with object] direct (one’s attention or energies) to a task:Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets [no object]:she bent once more to the task of diverting her guests
  • 5 [with object] Nautical attach (a sail or cable) by means of a knot:sailors were bending sails to the spars

bend someone's ear

informal talk to someone, especially at length or to ask a favour: she regularly bent his ear with her problems

bend one's elbow

North American drink alcohol: not many wives or girlfriends were too interested in watching us bend our elbows

bend over backwards

on bended knee (s)

see knee.

round (or US around) the bend

informal mad:I’d go round the bend looking after kids all day

bendable

adjective

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