Noun

• S: (n) bend (bend%1:25:02::), crook (crook%1:25:00::), twist (twist%1:25:01::), turn (turn%1:25:00::) (a circular segment of a curve) "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
• S: (n) bending (bending%1:11:00::), bend (bend%1:11:00::) (movement that causes the formation of a curve)
• S: (n) bend (bend%1:06:00::), curve (curve%1:06:00::) (curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.))
• S: (n) fold (fold%1:25:00::), crease (crease%1:25:02::), plication (plication%1:25:00::), flexure (flexure%1:25:00::), crimp (crimp%1:25:00::), bend (bend%1:25:01::) (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"
• S: (n) Bend (bend%1:15:00::) (a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range)
• S: (n) bend (bend%1:06:01::), bend dexter (bend_dexter%1:06:00::) (diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left)

Verb

• S: (v) bend (bend%2:38:00::), flex (flex%2:38:00::) (form a curve) "The stick does not bend"
• S: (v) bend (bend%2:38:01::) (change direction) "The road bends"
• S: (v) flex (flex%2:35:02::), bend (bend%2:35:00::), deform (deform%2:35:01::), twist (twist%2:35:02::), turn (turn%2:35:11::) (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"
• S: (v) crouch (crouch%2:38:00::), stoop (stoop%2:38:00::), bend (bend%2:38:03::), bow (bow%2:38:01::) (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's purse"
• S: (v) deflect (deflect%2:38:01::), bend (bend%2:38:02::), turn away (turn_away%2:38:00::) (turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest)
• S: (v) flex (flex%2:35:03::), bend (bend%2:35:08::) (bend a joint) "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"