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1. (noun) bend, crook, twist, turn
a circular segment of a curve
Synonyms: spin, felon, bend, routine, tour, outlaw, wind, bend dexter, turning, twist, crease, round, malefactor, whirl, bending, kink, braid, bit, flexure, crimp, turn of events, act, wrench, crook, criminal, tress, pull, winding, plait, play, go, shepherd's crook, curve, number, construction, spell, good turn, fold, twirl, device, bout, plication, gimmick, turn, twisting, eddy
Antonyms: unbend, straighten

2. (noun) bending, bend
movement that causes the formation of a curve
Synonyms: deflection, bend dexter, twist, flexure, crimp, deflexion, crease, plication, fold, bend, bending, crook, curve, turn
Antonyms: unbend, straighten

3. (noun) bend, curve
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Synonyms: turn, flexure, plication, breaking ball, twist, bend, bend dexter, crease, curvature, crimp, bending, curve, fold, bender, crook, curve ball, curved shape
Antonyms: unbend, straighten

4. (noun) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Synonyms: turn, sheep pen, curve, flexure, plication, bending, sheepcote, faithful, flexion, bend, bend dexter, crease, crimp, wrinkle, seam, twist, flection, creese, plica, sheepfold, pleating, fold, line, furrow, folding, crinkle, crook, congregation, crimper, flock, kris
Antonyms: unbend, straighten

5. (noun) Bend
a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
Synonyms: bend dexter, twist, flexure, crimp, crease, plication, fold, bending, crook, curve, turn
Antonyms: straighten, unbend

6. (verb) bend, bend dexter
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
Synonyms: bend dexter, twist, flexure, crimp, crease, plication, fold, bend, bending, crook, curve, turn
Antonyms: straighten, unbend

7. (verb) bend, flex
form a curve
Synonyms: deform, turn away, twist, flex, bow, stoop, bend, deflect, crouch, turn
Antonyms: straighten, unbend

8. (verb) bend
change direction
Synonyms: deform, turn away, twist, flex, bow, stoop, deflect, crouch, turn
Antonyms: unbend, straighten

9. (verb) flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Synonyms: bend, wriggle, wrick, wind, deform, change state, change form, crouch, contort, release, rick, work, call on, worm, bow, change by reversal, flex, convolute, deflect, move around, wrench, become, grow, turn, sour, reverse, sophisticate, change shape, sprain, curve, twist around, twist, twine, distort, ferment, wrestle, turn over, wring, plow, writhe, strain, squirm, turn away, pervert, stoop, plough
Antonyms: straighten, unbend

10. (verb) crouch, stoop, bend, bow
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
Synonyms: turn, accede, bow, scrunch up, defer, twist, bend, hunker down, condescend, bow down, hunker, stoop, deform, scrunch, flex, turn away, deflect, give in, crouch, lower oneself, squat, submit
Antonyms: unbend, straighten

11. (verb) deflect, bend, turn away
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
Synonyms: distract, bow, avert, ward off, refuse, twist, bend, deform, obviate, fend off, stave off, block, debar, avoid, head off, forfend, stoop, forefend, parry, flex, turn away, deflect, reject, crouch, turn, turn down
Antonyms: unbend, straighten

12. (verb) flex, bend
bend a joint
Synonyms: deform, turn away, twist, bow, flex, stoop, bend, deflect, crouch, turn
Antonyms: straighten, unbend

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