bending

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/ˈbɛndɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.“Don’t bend your knees.”
To become curved.“Look at the trees bending in the wind.”
To cause to change direction.
To change direction.“The road bends to the right”

noun

A motion or action that bends.“a bending of the knees”
An instance of something being adapted or distorted.“bendings of the rules”

Related words

Synonyms

crooked flexion flex deflexion deflection flection inflection curve flexure flexing flexural curvature reclining turning decline downturn

Associated

torsional straightening twisting stiffness tensile bends rigidity modulus torsion stresses

Rhymes

condescending impending ascending tending pending descending intending unending contending blending

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