Antonyms for bend
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : bend |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɛnd |
Definition of bend
Origin :- Old English bendan "to bend a bow; confine with a string, fetter," causative of bindan "to bind," from Proto-Germanic base *band- "string, band" (cf. Old Norse benda "to join, strain, strive, bend"), from PIE root *bhendh- "to bind" (cf. Gothic bindan, Old High German bintan, Sanskrit badhnati "binds," Lithuanian bendras "partner;" Old Persian bandaka- "subject").
- Modern sense (early 14c.) is via notion of bending a bow to string it. Cognate with band, bind, and bond. Related: Bended; bent; bending.
- noun curve
- verb form or cause a curve
- verb persuade; influence
- Everywhere we see the vine, and with every bend we seem nearer the South.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- A compact little group of men rounded the bend and approached.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Here she anchored again, just round a bend of the river, and lay there for the night.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- He rounded a bend of the road, and came full upon a remarkable vision.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- It was fair, and so long that when standing up she could tread on it and bend her head forward.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- They dangle not down like spindles, but hang stiff and bend at the elbow.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
- I cannot bend to Ormond, sir: to any body but him—any thing but that—my pride cannot stoop to that.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Of course, all these delays were calculated to discourage him and bend his will.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Pee-wee could see the imposing procession as far down as the bend.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- Yet, it is my opinion, that you must bend a little; for he cannot bear to be thought slightly of.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
Synonyms for bend
- angle
- angle away
- angle off
- arc
- arch
- bending
- bow
- buckle
- camber
- careen
- change mind
- circle
- compel
- contort
- corner
- crimp
- crinkle
- crook
- crouch
- curl
- curvation
- curvature
- deflect
- deflection
- deform
- detour
- deviation
- direct
- double
- droop
- flection
- flex
- flexure
- genuflect
- hook
- incline
- incurvate
- lean
- loop
- mold
- pervert
- round
- sag
- shape
- shift
- spiral
- stoop
- subdue
- submit
- sway
- swerve
- tack
- tilt
- turn
- twist
- veer
- verge
- warp
- waver
- wilt
- wind
- yaw
- yield
- zigzag
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