bend
River's gentle turn
Bend, noun and verb, suggests deviation from being straight.
To bend something is to cause it to become curved.
To bend a rule is to disregard some strict part of it.
To bend the truth is to distort it.
A bend is the action of bending, or a curve (bend in the road, bend in the river).
If something is around the bend, it is expected to happen soon, though someone who’s gone around the bend is considered psychologically incapacitated.
The bends is a decompression sickness arising from nitrogen bubbles forming in the blood.
Leg's middle hinge
- elbowArm's middle joint
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- crouchLow bent-knee stance
- stoopSmall entry porch
bow · lean · hunch · flex · stretch · kneel · genuflect · curtsy
To travel without direction
- oxbowTight river curve
- elbowArm's middle joint
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- channelPassage for transmission
fork · confluence · downstream · upstream · bank · current · flow · delta
Bend from true form
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
- flexTense a muscle
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- sagSink from weight
distort · contort · twist · kink · crimp · crumple · dent · crease
Rotational movement
- veerChange course suddenly
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- cornerMeeting point of edges
angle · detour · deviation · deflection · diverge · zigzag · dogleg · switchback
Curved line segment
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- loopCurve closing on itself
- curlSpiral or loop form
hook · spiral · coil · helix · swirl · whorl · semicircle · ellipse
Curved coastal indentation
- bowlineNon-slip loop knot
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- figure-eightTwo conjoined loops
- loopCurve closing on itself
knee
Leg's middle hinge
stoop · bow · lean · hunch · flex · stretch · kneel · genuflect · curtsy · squat
meander
To travel without direction
channel · fork · confluence · downstream · upstream · bank · current · flow · delta · estuary
warp
Bend from true form
sag · distort · contort · twist · kink · crimp · crumple · dent · crease · fold
turn
Rotational movement
corner · angle · detour · deviation · deflection · diverge · zigzag · dogleg · switchback · hairpin
arc
Curved line segment
curl · hook · spiral · coil · helix · swirl · whorl · semicircle · ellipse · oval
bight
Curved coastal indentation
- bowlineNon-slip loop knot
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- figure-eightTwo conjoined loops
pliable
Capable of bending easily
elastic · limber · pliant · yielding · springy · resilient · tensile · workable · formable · flexible
bendstraighten
Make linear or orderly
straighten up · unbend · extend · rise · erect
- bend the kneeCeremonial act of submission
- bend overIncline torso downward
- bend over backwardsTry unusually hard to please
- bent overInclined forward at waist
- bend downLower your body forward
- fender benderMinor vehicle collision
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