bender
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈbɛndər/
- Slang
:
curva
- Four months sounds like plenty of time, a nice distance away, but for one who's never tried even a simple fender-bender, it's terribly frightening.
Examples
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China has nothing to do with—given their party's long history of credit card spending benders...
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The trio combined for seven of the 12 hits the Mets compiled in the game against the Tigers, Samantha Bender, a solid pitcher in her own right.
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- Hello, Bender.
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There's a heII of a fender-bender coming in, and...
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-[Bender]
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The pitcher threw a bender that caught the batters off guard with its sharp curve.
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He practiced his bender all week, hoping to impress the scouts with his control today.
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During the game, the hitter struggled to connect with the bender that curved just out of reach.
Synonyms
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6.7
A baseball pitch that spins and bends as it reaches the batter
15
5.3
A baseball throw that curves as it reaches the batter
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6.2
A pitch that curves as it moves toward the batter because the pitcher throws it with spin
3
5.0
A baseball throw with spin that curves as it reaches the batter
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bender in baseball comes from bend meaning 'to curve', since the pitch looks like it bends in the air on its way to the batter. So a bender is just another name for a curveball that moves or 'bends' as it flies.