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41bend — 01. Superman is able to [bend] a steel bar in half with his bare hands. 02. The nail [bent] when I tried to hammer it into the board. 03. He is always trying to [bend] the rules, and try something different. 04. Plants will generally [bend]… …
42bend — Pelu; pe u (Moloka i), ho opi o, ho oke e, ho okeke e. Also: alu, hō alu, nīnole, a apu, kāluli, ha i, ho oholu, nape, nolu pē, upa i, ho opepe e, kīke e, uake e, kōke e, opi; ♦ bend down, aui, auina; ♦ bend over, lo u, ekepue, lōpi o,… …
43bend — I. verb (bent; bending) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English bend fetter more at band Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to constrain or strain to tension by curving < bend a bow > 2 …
44bend — Synonyms and related words: L, S curve, aberrancy, aberration, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, achievement, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, affect, agree with, aim, aim at, alerion, angle, angle off, animal charge, annulet, apex, apply …
45bend — [OE] English band, bind, bond, and bundle are closely allied: all go back to a prehistoric Germanic base *band . The relationship in meaning was, in the case of bend, more obvious in Old English times, when bendan meant ‘tie up’ as well as… …
46bend — [OE] English band, bind, bond, and bundle are closely allied: all go back to a prehistoric Germanic base *band . The relationship in meaning was, in the case of bend, more obvious in Old English times, when bendan meant ‘tie up’ as well as… …
47Bend — 1. v. & n. v. (past bent; past part. bent exc. in bended knee) 1 a tr. force or adapt (something straight) into a curve or angle. b intr. (of an object) be altered in this way. 2 intr. move or stretch in a curved course (the road bends to the… …
48bend — 1. v. & n. v. (past bent; past part. bent exc. in bended knee) 1 a tr. force or adapt (something straight) into a curve or angle. b intr. (of an object) be altered in this way. 2 intr. move or stretch in a curved course (the road bends to the… …
49Bend — This very interesting surname, also recorded as Bende, is usually of Anglo Saxon origins. It is occupational and describes a maker of long bows and handles for agricultural implements. It could be also be a metonymic or nickname from bend bow an… …
50bend — bend1 verb (past and past participle bent) 1》 shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle. ↘(of a road, river, or path) deviate from a straight line. 2》 (of a person) incline the body downwards; stoop. 3》 interpret or modify (a… …
