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    [Verb]  | "bend" | \ ˈbend \


    1: to constrain or strain to tension by curving

    2: to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular

    3: to force from a proper shape

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English bend fetter {mat|band|};

    [Noun]  | "bend" 


    1: the act or process of bending : the state of being bent

    2: something that is bent: such as

    3: a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road)

    Origin: 15th century ;

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    [Noun]  | "bend" 


    1: a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief to the sinister base on a heraldic shield

    2: a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Middle French bende, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German binta, bant band {mat|band|};

    [Noun]  | "bend sinister" 


    1: a diagonal band that runs from the sinister chief to the dexter base on a heraldic shield

    Origin: 1612 ;

    [Geographical name]  | "Bend" | \ ˈbend \


    1: city on the Deschutes River in central Oregon population 76,639

    [Idiom]  | "bend a rule" 


    1: to not be strict or exact about following a rule

    [Idiom]  | "bend double" 


    1: to fold in the middle

    [Idiom]  | "bend someone's ear" 


    1: to talk to someone for a long time

    [Idiom]  | "bend (the) facts" 


    1: to change facts in a dishonest way in order to deceive people

    [Idiom]  | "bend the truth" 


    1: to say something that is not true or that misleads people but that is usually not regarded as a serious or harmful lie

    [Verb]  | "bend" 


    1: to cause to turn away from a straight line;


      * e.g., " ... she bent the blade of the knife when she got it jammed in the drawer "




    2: to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention;


      * e.g., " ... bent herself to the task for the rest of the day "




    3: to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal;


      * e.g., " ... bent all of his efforts toward making his first documentary film "




    [Noun]  | "bend" 


    1: something that curves or is curved;


      * e.g., " ... it's hard to see around that bend in the road, so be careful "



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    2: the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle;


      * e.g., " ... did knee bends for exercise "



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    [Phrase]  | "around the bend" 


    1: having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind;


      * e.g., " ... The way he's acting you'd think he's gone around the bend. "




    [Adverb]  | "backward" 


    1: toward the rear;


      * e.g., " ... looking backward, we could see the town receding in the distance "




    2: toward the opposite direction;


      * e.g., " ... the loud noise prompted him to glance backward to see what was happening "



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     [ "bend" ]

    1: To get drunk, usually results in said person becoming bent. Possibly short for "bend elbows".

      * e.g.,  ... Man, I was doing some serious bending in that game of Drink!. 

     [ "bend" ]

    1: used when driving; an instruction to make a turn in either the left or right direction.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey I think I saw him back there, bend this block and we can check it out. 

     [ "bend" ]

    1: to kick something, or toss an object.

      * e.g.,  ... Steve: Dude, what's this ball doing over here? 

     [ "bend" ]

    1: A gurl who gets around a lot, sometimes even a man but in rarer cases. Basically, a synonym for slag.

      * e.g.,  ... 'She is SUCH a bend.' 

     [ "bend" ]

    1: bad + friend = BEND

      * e.g.,  ... "Jarell Johnson is the biggest bend" "candice bended me hardcore, cant believe she did that" 

     [ "the bends" ]

    1: N. Decompression sickness, caused when a diver moves from a high-pressure environment to one of low pressure too rapidly, causing bubbles to form in their bloodstream as gases in pressurized, liquid form quickly revert to their natural state. Symptoms include: blotchy rashes, coughing spasms, dizziness, unconsciousness, and a bizarre inability to bend joints (hence, the phrase the bends).

      * e.g.,  ... Hours after the inexperienced diver rocketed from 200 feet to the surface of the ocean, he felt ill and discovered he was suffering from the bends. 

     [ "Bend" ]

    1: A place where you will find yuppies and rednecks constantly fighting over nothing. If you are not careful, you might end up homeless while playing Musical Houses.

      * e.g.,  ... EXCEPT YOU Bend, Oregon. Filthy gutter trash. 

     [ "Bend" ]

    1: A shallow, jobless, culturally bereft town in the middle of Oregon that likes to think of itself as otherwise. Most of its citizens are obsessed with the personal images associated with "organic," "active," "outdoors," and especially "local", which is ironic because most of them aren't from around here. In truth, most Bendites are a bunch of delusional, isolationist yuppies who have no concept of themselves or of the real world around them thanks to the veneer of bullshit with which they surround themselves.

      * e.g.,  ... If I have to listen to one more person from Bend drone on about their forced "active" lifestyle, I'm going to shove their mountainbike, skis, snowboard, or running shoes directly up their pretentious, local ass. 

     [ "the bends" ]

    1: i just want to say that #3 on the definition list is wrong.

      * e.g.,  ... Where do we go from here? 

     [ "the bends" ]

    2: Radiohead did not use 'the bends' as a metaphor for drugs - it was (quite an obvious, i thought) metaphor for their fast rise to the top and how it drove them crazy that everyone suddenly loved them for this one song and their frustration i guess at fake people who just wanted to be with them for their fame.

      * e.g.,  ... The words are coming out all weird 

     [ "the bends" ]

    3: This is also implied in the EP My Iron Lung (Iron Lung being a metaphor for the song "Creep" incase you didn't catch that).

      * e.g.,  ... Where are you now when I need you? 

     [ "the bends" ]

    1:  the most badass radiohead CD ever created. its was their second and best

      * e.g.,  ... the bends kicks fucking ass 

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