bend (noun)
11bend sinister — noun Date: 1612 a diagonal band that runs from the sinister chief to the dexter base on a heraldic shield …
12bend sinister — noun A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from top right to bottom left (as you look at it), held to indicate bastardy …
13bend sinister — noun Heraldry a broad diagonal stripe from top right to bottom left of a shield (a supposed sign of bastardy) …
14bend sinister — noun a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left • Syn: ↑bar sinister • Hypernyms: ↑mark, ↑stigma, ↑brand, ↑stain, ↑ordinary …
15sheet bend — noun a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) • Syn: ↑becket bend, ↑weaver s knot, ↑weaver s hitch • Hypernyms: ↑hitch * * * noun : a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight… …
16bend — I UK [bend] / US verb Word forms bend : present tense I/you/we/they bend he/she/it bends present participle bending past tense bent UK [bent] / US past participle bent *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to lean forwards and downwards, or to move …
17bend — I. verb (bent; bending) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English bend fetter more at band Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to constrain or strain to tension by curving < bend a bow > 2 …
18bend — 1 bend, verb past tense and past participle bent bent 1 MOVE YOUR BODY (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move the top half of your body forwards or downwards (+ towards/across etc): He bent towards me and whispered in my ear. | bend over (=bend …
19bend — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, slight, wide ▪ hairpin (BrE), sharp, tight ▪ Some of the hairpin bends had Ruth clinging to her seat …
20bend — bend1 verb (past and past participle bent) 1》 shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle. ↘(of a road, river, or path) deviate from a straight line. 2》 (of a person) incline the body downwards; stoop. 3》 interpret or modify (a… …
