Bend(v. t.)
- To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee.
Bend(v. t.)
- To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.
Bend(v. t.)
- To apply closely or with interest; to direct.
Bend(v. t.)
- To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.
Bend(v. t.)
- To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor.
Bend(v. i.)
- To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.
Bend(v. i.)
- To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
Bend(n.)
- A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road.
Bend(n.)
- One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base.