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bend - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
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curve |
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section,
segment one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
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road,
route a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"
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river a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"
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blind bend,
blind curve a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving
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elbow the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
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hairpin bend a U-shaped bend in a road
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bend - a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" |
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crook,
twist,
turn |
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curve,
curved shape a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
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bight the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
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Bend - a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range |
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beaver state,
or,
oregon a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
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bend - diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left |
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ordinary (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
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bend - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" |
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straighten,
unbend make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"
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change form,
change shape,
deform assume a different shape or form
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crook,
curve bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
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arc,
arch,
curve form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
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incurvate cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays"
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replicate,
retroflex reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"
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angle,
lean,
slant,
tilt,
tip fish with a hook
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bend,
bow,
crouch,
stoop change direction; "The road bends"
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double,
double over,
double up increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
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cower,
crawl,
creep,
cringe,
fawn,
grovel move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
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curl,
curl up,
draw in form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
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bend - change direction; "The road bends" |
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turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
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