bend (noun)
61ˌhairpin ˈbend — noun [C] British a very sharp bend in a road, where the road forms a ‘U shape …
62Big Bend — noun a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region • Part Holonyms: ↑Texas, ↑Lone Star State …
63cable bend — noun 1. : a small rope used for lashing the end of a cable into a loop for securing an anchor 2. : the clinch by which an anchor is secured to its cable * * * 1. a knot or clinch for attaching a cable to an anchor or mooring post. 2. a short line …
64reeving line bend — noun : a bend for joining two lines without making a bulky knot so that they will reeve through an opening …
65studding-sail halyard bend — noun : a knot similar to a fisherman s bend used to secure a rope to a spar …
66knee bend — noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles • Syn: ↑squat, ↑squatting • Derivationally related forms: ↑squat (for: ↑squat) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
67carrick bend — noun Etymology: probably from obsolete English carrick carrack, from Middle English carrake, carryk Date: 1819 a knot used to join the ends of two large ropes see knot illustration …
68fisherman's bend — noun Date: 1823 a knot made by passing the end twice round a spar or through a ring and then back under both turns see knot illustration …
69Big Bend — noun a) An area of western Texas by the Mexican border. b) , a national park in Texas …
70in bend — noun Of figures: placed in a slanting direction from the dexter chief to the sinister base …
