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Bend

speaker

Meaning

Verb

To cause (something) to change its
into a
, by physical
,
, or any other means.
To become curved.
To cause to change direction.
To change direction.
To be
; to
itself.
To stoop.
To
in
, or
submission.
To
to submit.
To submit.
To
to a
or purpose.
To
to a
or purpose.
To
or
to for a
or beneficiary.
In Nautical:
To
,
a
to a
; to
a
to an
; make fast.
In Music:
To
change the
of a note.
In Nautical:
To
the body when rowing.

Noun

A curve.
Any of the various
which
the
of two lines.
In Medicine & Underwater diving:
In Heraldic charges:
One of the
by two
from the
to the
; it
a
part of the
if
,
one third.
Turn;
;
; ends.
In the
, the best quality of
; a
; sometimes,
a
lengthwise.
In Mining:
Hard,
; bind.
In Nautical:
The
and
in a ship's
, more
called
, which have the
,
, and
to them.
In Nautical:
The
or
that form the ship's body from the
to the
of the sides.
In Music:
A
, or
between one
and another.

Name

A
and
in
British Columbia, Canada. Named after a 90-degree
in the
line.
A
in Tehama County, California, United States.
An
in Maries County, Missouri, United States.
A
, the
of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.
An
in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.
An
in Lampasas County and San Saba County, Texas, United States.
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

bend
English
arrow
benden
Middle English (1100-1500)
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bendan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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