double bend

  • 41bend — 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… …

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  • 42double up — PHR V ERG If something doubles you up, or if you double up, you bend your body quickly or violently, for example because you are laughing a lot or because you are feeling a lot of pain. [V n P] ...a savage blow in the crutch which doubled him up …

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  • 43double over — phrasal verb Word forms double over : present tense I/you/we/they double over he/she/it doubles over present participle doubling over past tense doubled over past participle doubled over 1) [transitive] same as double II, 2) The map on his desk… …

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  • 44double bond — Bond Bond (b[o^]nd), n. [The same word as band. Cf. {Band}, {Bend}.] 1. That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 45double sheet bend — noun Doubled version of the sheet bend; A strong knot used to tie two ropes together …

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  • 46double up — {v.} 1. To bend far over forward. * /Jim was hit by the baseball and doubled up with pain./ 2. To share a room, bed, or home with another. * /When relatives came for a visit, Ann had to double up with her sister./ …

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  • 47double up — {v.} 1. To bend far over forward. * /Jim was hit by the baseball and doubled up with pain./ 2. To share a room, bed, or home with another. * /When relatives came for a visit, Ann had to double up with her sister./ …

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  • 48double half-hitch — a knot for tying up a boat. Bend the line around a post or through a ring and then pass its end over or under the standing part and up through the loop formed by the turn; doing this twice makes the double half hitch. Various websites have… …

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  • 49double\ up — v 1. To bend far over forward. Jim was hit by the baseball and doubled up with pain. 2. To share a room, bed, or home with another. When relatives came for a visit, Ann had to double up with her sister …

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  • 50double — dou·ble || dÊŒbl n. twofold amount; stunt actor, stand in; sharp turn v. multiply by two, increase twofold; be multiplied by two; bend, fold; play the part of a double in a play or film adj. composed of two parts or items; twofold; coupled,… …

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