Definition: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Main entry: bend, bend dexter
Definition: diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
Definition: movement that causes the formation of a curve
Main entry: Bend
Definition: a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
Main entry: crook, bend, turn, twist
Definition: a circular segment of a curve
Usage: a bend in the road; a crook in the path
Main entry: flexure, fold, plication, crease, crimp, bend
Definition: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Usage: 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
Main entry: turn, twist, bend, flex, deform
Definition: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Usage: bend the rod; twist the dough into a braid; the strong man could turn an iron bar
Definition: bend a joint
Usage: flex your wrists; bend your knees
Main entry: bend
Definition: change direction
Usage: The road bends
Main entry: bend, deflect, turn away
Definition: turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
Definition: form a curve
Usage: The stick does not bend
Main entry: bow, stoop, bend, crouch
Definition: bend one's back forward from the waist on down
Usage: he crouched down; She bowed before the Queen; The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse