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bend verb (bent, bending) 1 tr & intr to make or become angled or curved. 2 intrans to move or stretch in a curve. 3 intrans (usually bend down or over) to move the top part of the body forward and down towards the ground. 4 tr & intr to submit or force someone or something to submit • bent them to his will. 5 (usually bend something or someone towards something) to aim or direct (one's attention, etc) towards it. See also bent. noun 1 a curve or bent part. 2 the act of curving or bending • Give that wire a bend. See also the bends. bendable adj. bend over backwards Brit to take great trouble or put oneself out (to be helpful, etc). bend the rules to interpret the rules in one's favour, without actually breaking them. round the bend colloq mad; crazy.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon.
bend verb (bent, bending) 1 tr & intr to make or become angled or curved. 2 intrans to move or stretch in a curve. 3 intrans (usually bend down or over) to move the top part of the body forward and down towards the ground. 4 tr & intr to submit or force someone or something to submit • bent them to his will. 5 (usually bend something or someone towards something) to aim or direct (one's attention, etc) towards it. See also bent. noun 1 a curve or bent part. 2 the act of curving or bending • Give that wire a bend. See also the bends. bendable adj. bend over backwards Brit to take great trouble or put oneself out (to be helpful, etc). bend the rules to interpret the rules in one's favour, without actually breaking them. round the bend colloq mad; crazy.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon.
bend verb (bent, bending) 1 tr & intr to make or become angled or curved. 2 intrans to move or stretch in a curve. 3 intrans (usually bend down or over) to move the top part of the body forward and down towards the ground. 4 tr & intr to submit or force someone or something to submit • bent them to his will. 5 (usually bend something or someone towards something) to aim or direct (one's attention, etc) towards it. See also bent. noun 1 a curve or bent part. 2 the act of curving or bending • Give that wire a bend. See also the bends. bendable adj. bend over backwards Brit to take great trouble or put oneself out (to be helpful, etc). bend the rules to interpret the rules in one's favour, without actually breaking them. round the bend colloq mad; crazy.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon.
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