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verbturn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interesttype of:
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"bend your knees"verbbend a joint
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"a bend of his elbow"nounan angular or rounded shape made by foldingtype of:
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"bend the rod"verbcause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular formOpposite:type of:
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"The stick does not bend"verbform a curve
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nouncurved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
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"a bend in the road"nouna circular segment of a curvetype of:
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verbbend one's back forward from the waist on downtype of:
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noundiagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
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nouna town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Rangepart of:
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"The road bends"verbchange directiontype of:
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move turn double section movement ordinary tip bow motion angle fold twist lean creep crawl crook curve elbow crank arch bender dent arc curl huddle bending tilt stoop segment crouch flex crease twirl slant grovel plait replicate fawn deflect kink pucker deflection cringe cower deform crimp ruck flexure refraction pleat indent bight bendable squinch turn away deflexion plication angular shape angularity change shape change form incurvate gnarl convolute convolve curl up retroflex double over double up draw in blind curve blind bend hairpin bend curved shape bend dexter