Phrase Hound found 65 phrases and 54 compound words that contain bend. The most common are listed below. Open bend in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 65
- bend overTo bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.
- bend the kneeTo swear fealty or allegiance to another person.
- round the bendCrazy, mad or insane.
- around the bendAlternative form of round the bend (crazy, insane).
- bend the truthTo change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.
- bend over backwardsTo make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.
- bend the rulesTo do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited.
- hairpin bendAn acute curve, often one of a series, in a road, especially on a steep incline.
- sheet bendA type of knot that can be used to join two ropes of different diameters.
- South BendA number of places in the United States:
- bend sinisterA diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief (the viewer's top right) to the dexter base, sometimes erroneously held to indicate bastardy.
- per bend(Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the dexter chief (viewer's top left) along a 45 degree angle towards the sinister base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend).
- double sheet bendDoubled version of the sheet bend; a strong knot used to tie two ropes of different diameters together.
- bend downTo bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position.
- Big BendA census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States.
- Boundary BendA town in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia
- East BendA place in the United States:
- Great BendA place in the United States:
- North BendA city in Coos County, Oregon, United States.
- River BendA place in the United States:
- West BendA community in the Rural Municipality of Foam Lake No. 276, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- bend it like BeckhamTo kick a football (soccer ball), especially during a free kick, in a manner which causes it to move in a curve rather than in a straight line.
- U-bendA U-shaped bend, usually the bend in a waste pipe.
- bend the brainTo be difficult to comprehend.
- S-bendAn S-shaped bend, usually the bend in a waste pipe, or in a road.
Compound words 54
- bentsimple past and past participle of bend
- benderOne who, or that which, bends.
- riverbendA knee or meander in a river.
- overbendTo bend over.
- bendwiseDiagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
- unbendTo remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.
- backbendA move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.
- frontbendAny pose with an unusual degree of backward bending at the waist and/or any portion of spine while standing, kneeling, resting on the floor, or while suspended.
- racebendTo play the role of, or cast someone in the role of, a character of a different race or ethnicity.
- sagbendThe portion of a pipeline from the inflection point at the end of an overbend to the point where the pipe rests directly on the lower surface.