bend
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1.2
- noun
- /bɛnd/
:
curva
- The artist captured the gentle bend of the tree branch in her painting.
- rounding the bend
- come around the bend
- bend in the river
Every single fucking time I go around that bend without fail.
- Every single fucking time I go around that bend without fail.
- When my friend came around the bend, he said there was blood all over the beach.
- So she's she clogs these two people driving around the sharp bend with two kids in the car.
Examples
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It's the same river with a very big bend in it.
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In a moment, they rounded the bend and rejoined the three who were waiting expectantly.
Fiction book (1992) -
I rounded a bend and what did I see?
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Children who'd run ahead had already turned the bend in the road to the town.
Fiction book (1990) -
Another hundred yards or so, another hairpin bend or two, and they had reached their destination.
Fiction book (1990) -
We are led around boulders and bends to images of people, boats, and horses.
Academic text (2003) -
Scarlett put her hand in the bend of his elbow and waved goodbye to Daniel.
Fiction book (1991) -
The child often describes pain worse with activity, particularly knee bends and stair climbing, that is improved with rest.
Academic text (2015) -
The road has a sharp bend that makes it difficult to drive around.
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As we navigated the river, we noticed a beautiful bend in the shoreline.
Synonyms
485
1.0
A change of direction in a road or path
209
2.3
A smooth, rounded shape or line that often shows change
84
2.4
A bend or crease in rock layers pushed together
51
2.4
A curved shape made by turning or winding something
30
3.3
A sharp bend in a pipe, road, or river
11
4.4
A sharp bend in a road, river or path
9
1.0
A sharp bend or curved shape that ends in a point
8
5.4
The amount something is bent, like a road or beam
5
3.7
A curved shape like an arch
4
6.8
A bend in a line or path that changes direction
3
8.4
A U-shaped bend in a river that may become a small lake
1
5.5
A large curve in a river or stream
1
6.1
A small wavy fold or ridge made by pressing something
1
9.5
A bend in something like a metal rod or part of the body
1
3.7
A very sharp U-shaped turn on a steep mountain road
A curve in a road you cannot see around when driving
Idioms
- Informal
Talk to someone for a long time about personal things and often annoy them
Compounds
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3.9
A large national park in southwest Texas with mountains, desert, deep canyons, and many wild animals
1
3.3
An exercise where you bend your knees to lower and raise your body to make your leg muscles stronger
- Jargon
1
8.4
A knot used to join one rope to another, even when they are different thicknesses
- Specialized
A diagonal band on a shield running from the top right to the bottom left as seen by the bearer
- Specialized
A diagonal band on a shield from top right to bottom left often marking a child born outside marriage
How Curved
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bend comes from an old word meaning 'to curve' or 'to bow', so a bend is a place where something turns away from being straight.