bend

bend: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. curve, turn. —v. i. give, yield; curve. —v. t. control; shape. See softness, authority, curvature, obliquity.

II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. crook, bow, arch; see curve 1 .
v.
1. [To force out of a straight line]

Syn. twist, turn, curve, warp, arch, round, crimp, flex, pervert, spiral, camber, coil, crinkle, curl, buckle, crook, bow, wind, incline, contort, deflect, deform, double, loop, twine, refract, angle, hook.

Ant. straighten*, stiffen*, support*.

2. [To be forced out of a straight line]

Syn. stoop, lean, buckle, bow, turn, zigzag, crumple, meander, circle, swerve, diverge, deviate, detour, veer, droop, angle off, angle away, wilt, sag, hunch, give; see also sense 1, bow 1 , deviate , turn 6 , veer .

Ant. stand up, extend*, straighten.

3. [To influence]

Syn. direct, persuade, mold; see change 1 , influence .

4. [To yield]

Syn. submit, accede, give in; see yield 1 .
Syn.- bend refers to the curving or crooking of something that is normally straight but that yields to pressure or tension [ to bend a wire ] ; twist , in this connection, implies greater resistance in the object to be bent and often connotes a wrenching out of the normal line [ to twist one's arm ] ; turn , in this comParison, suggests a change in direction, as a curving back of an object upon itself [ to turn the sheet back ] ; curve suggests a swerving or deflection in a line that follows or approximates the arc of a circle [ he curved the next pitch ]
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. curve crook, twist, arc, flex, bow, curl, coil, snake.

2. give in yield, acquiesce, *cave in, bow down, capitulate, surrender.

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To swerve from a straight line: angle2, arc, arch, bow2, crook, curve, round, turn. See STRAIGHT. 2. To cause to move, especially at an angle: angle2, deflect, refract, turn. See STRAIGHT. 3. To incline the body: arch, bow1, hump, hunch, scrunch, stoop. See POSTURE. 4. To be unable to hold up: give. See HELP. 5. To devote (oneself or one's efforts): address, apply, buckle down, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn. See COLLECT, WORK. II noun Something bent: bow2, crook, curvature, curve, round, turn. See STRAIGHT.

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Synonyms:

Curve, crook, bow, incurvate, flex, make crooked, deflect, draw, Crook deflect, deviate, swerve, diverge, incline, be crooked, be bent, be curved, Curve, curvity, curvature, flexure, angle, elbow, crook, incurvation, turn, turning, arcuation / Direct, turn, incline, Lean, incline, turn, deflect, deviate, diverge, Bight, coil / Exert, apply (earnestly), direct (attentively), Overhang, jut out, jut, beetle / Incline, determine, resolve, set, Bow, stoop, lower or lour, hang low / Subdue, cause to yield, bring to submission, make submissive, persuade, influence, mould, dispose, bias, Yield, submit, bow, stoop, kneel, give way / Fasten, make fast, Condescend, stoop, deign, be gracious

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