to bend
- verb
- /bɛnd/
- I had to bend my head in order to go through that door.
- bend over backward
Kneel down, bend over, put on these cat ears.
- Kneel down, bend over, put on these cat ears.
- I just refuse to bend at the waist.
- One sword for every time that you've bent over and just taking this sword.
- But and they would have you bend forward and show that little back beezy baby that backbone.
Examples
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Bend your knees, bend your knees.
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OK, all right, with your back to the moon, bend over and look at the moon upside down through your legs.
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Stay behind, then bend down.
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Also, I'm trying to bend down at an awful angle.
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Why don't you bend over?
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Clark, bend down.
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Just like I trained you, huh?" She bent down, squinting at his clothing in the blackness.
Fiction book (1990) -
As Lainey was putting Sarah back into her carriage, David bent to help Randall into his chair.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hair falling forward, blending with the flames, Christina bent to touch the cold fire.
Fiction book (1990) -
I had to bend forward to pick up the coin from the ground.
Synonyms
To bend or rest at an angle against something
To bend forward and pull the shoulders in so the back rounds
To bend your body forward at the waist
To lean or tilt in one direction
Bend forward with rounded shoulders and back
Bend your upper body forward and round your shoulders, often when you feel cold or tired
To bend your head or upper body as a sign of respect
To lean or bend in one direction, often slowly under extra weight
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Talk to someone for a long time about personal things and often annoy them
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A large national park in southwest Texas with mountains, desert, deep canyons, and many wild animals
An exercise where you bend your knees to lower and raise your body to make your leg muscles stronger
- Jargon
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 Bent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bend also once meant 'to bow' or 'to lean forward', so to bend your body is to lower or lean your upper body at the waist.