"bend" meaning in English

See bend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɛnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bend.wav [UK] Forms: bend [singular], bends [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A curve.
    Sense id: simple-bend-en-noun-2LIEdvjg

Verb

IPA: /bɛnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bend.wav [UK] Forms: bend [canonical], bends [third-person, singular], bent [past], bent [past, participle], bending [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|bend|bends|bent|bent|bending}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To change the shape of an object so that it is not straight.
    Sense id: simple-bend-en-verb-ezI4K-Gu
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