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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/'b�nd/
rhymes|�nd

Verb
en-verb|bends|bending|bent

1. transitive To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.

#* If you bend the pipe too far, it will break.
#* Don�t bend your knees.

1. context|transitive|nautical To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.

#* Bend the sail to the yard.

1. context|transitive|music To smoothly change the pitch of a note.

#* You should bend the G sligthly sharp in the next measure.

1. context|intransitive|nautical To swing the body when rowing.
2. intransitive To become curved.

#* Look at the trees bending in the wind.
#* To bow properly, bend at the waist.

1. intransitive To change direction.

#* The road bends to the right

Derived terms
bend down
bend over
bend over backwards
bend somebody�s ear
on bended knee
around the bend
bend one's elbow
bend out of shape

Translations
trans-top|to shape into a curve
Dutch: t+|nl|buigen, t|nl|plooien
Finnish: t-|fi|taivuttaa
German: t+|de|beugen
Hebrew: ���פף (le'khofef)
Hungarian: t-|hu|hajlít, t-|hu|görbít
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|����ا�د�
Slovene: upogniti
Spanish: t-|es|doblar, t-|es|curvar
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trans-top|to tie a line
Dutch: t|nl|knopen, t+|nl|bevestigen, t+|nl|vastmaken
Finnish: t+|fi|sitoa, t+|fi|kiinnittää
trans-mid
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trans-top|to change the pitch
Dutch: t+|nl|buigen, t|nl|corrigeren
trans-mid
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trans-top|to swing the body when rowing
Dutch: t+|nl|buigen
trans-mid
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trans-top|to become curved
Dutch: t+|nl|buigen, t|nl|plooien
Finnish: t-|fi|taipua
Hebrew: ��ת��פף (le'hitkofef)
trans-mid
Slovene: upogniti se
Spanish: t-|es|doblarse
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trans-top|to change direction
Dutch: t|nl|afbuigen, t+|nl|buigen, t+|nl|draaien, t+|nl|gaan
Finnish: t+|fi|kääntyä
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trans-top|Translations to be categorized
ttbc|French: courber
ttbc|Ido: kurv-igar
ttbc|Indonesian: bengkok|membengkokkan, belok|membelokkan, tekuk|menekuk
ttbc|Italian: piegarsi
ttbc|Japanese: ��� (���, mageru)
ttbc|Korean: 구�리�
ttbc|Norwegian: bøye
ttbc|Romanian: indoi
ttbc|Telugu: వ��� (vaMchu)
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Noun
en-noun

1. A curve.

#* There's a sharp bend in the road ahead.

1. nautical Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
   1. context|in plural|medicine|diving (the bends) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.

   #* A diver who stays deep for too long must ascend very slowly in order to prevent the bends.

   1. heraldry One of the honourable ordinary|ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.

   Derived terms
   bend sinister
   bendlet
   bendy
   drive somebody round the bend
   in bend
   sheet bend
   string bend

   Related terms
   bent

   Translations
   trans-top|curve
   Dutch: t+|nl|bocht|m
   Finnish: t+|fi|mutka
   German: t-|de|Kurve|f
   trans-mid
   Portuguese: t+|pt|curva|f
   Slovene: zavoj m
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   trans-top|knot
   Dutch: t|nl|verbindingsknoop|m
   Finnish: t-|fi|kytky
   trans-mid
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   trans-top|decompression sickness
   Finnish: t-|fi|sukeltajantauti
   trans-mid
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   trans-top|heraldic term
   Finnish: t-|fi|palkki
   trans-mid
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   trans-top|Translations to be categorized
   ttbc|Telugu: వ�ప� (vaMpu)
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   References
   R:Heraldry 1862

   Category:English ergative verbs
   Category:English irregular verbs

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   Croatian

   Etymology
   From E.|hr term|band.

   Noun
   hr-noun|m

   1. band (group of musicians)

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   Kurdish

   Noun
   bend

   1. slave

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