bend

form a curve

• “The stick does not bend”

change direction

• “The road bends”

cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• “bend the rod”
• “twist the dough into a braid”
• “the strong man could turn an iron bar”

bend one''s back forward from the waist on down

• “he crouched down”
• “She bowed before the Queen”
• “The young man stooped to pick up the girl”

turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

bend a joint

• “flex your wrists”
• “bend your knees”

a circular segment of a curve

• “a bend in the road”
• “a crook in the path”

movement that causes the formation of a curve

curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• “a fold in the napkin”
• “a crease in his trousers”
• “a plication on her blouse”
• “a flexure of the colon”
• “a bend of his elbow”

a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left