bend (noun)
31fisherman's bend — /fɪʃəmənz ˈbɛnd/ (say fishuhmuhnz bend) noun a knot consisting of two round turns and a half hitch round them and the standing part, used commonly to bend a rope to an anchor or similar object …
32hairpin bend — /hɛəpɪn ˈbɛnd/ (say hairpin bend) noun a bend in a road, track, etc., which doubles back in a U shape …
33sheet bend — /ˈʃit bɛnd/ (say sheet bend) noun Nautical a knot used to bend the end of a line on to a bight or eye of another line, used especially with large lines …
34U-bend — /ˈju bɛnd/ (say yooh bend) noun a piece of plumbing pipe in the shape of a U, designed to trap water in the lowest part of the bend so as to prevent noxious fumes from coming back up the pipe …
35hairpin bend — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a sharp U shaped bend in a road …
36Grecian bend — (esp. in the late 19th century) a posture or walk, often considered fashionable, in which the body is bent forward from the waist. * * * Grecian bend noun A mode of walking with a slight bend forward, at one time affected by a few women in an… …
37Archer Bend National Park — /atʃə ˈbɛnd/ (say ahchuh bend) noun a national park in northern Qld, on the western side of Cape York Peninsula, south of Weipa. 166 000 ha …
38carrick bend — /ˈkærɪk bɛnd/ (say karik bend) noun Nautical a kind of knot for joining cables or hawsers. {carrick ? variant of carrack} …
39hawser bend — /ˈhɔzə bɛnd/ (say hawzuh bend) noun a knot uniting the ends of two hawsers …
40knee bend — /ˈni bɛnd/ (say nee bend) noun a physical exercise which involves bending both knees so as to lower the body with the trunk still vertical, then straightening them to restore the body to its original position, all without the assistance of the… …
