bend back (verb)
1back — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ broad ▪ slender ▪ muscular, strong ▪ bent ▪ straight …
2bend — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, slight, wide ▪ hairpin (BrE), sharp, tight ▪ Some of the hairpin bends had Ruth clinging to her seat …
3bend — 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 …
4bend — 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 …
5bend — 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… …
6Germanic strong verb — In the Germanic languages, a strong verb is one which marks its past tense by means of ablaut. In English, these are verbs like sing, sang, sung. The term strong verb is a translation of German starkes Verb , which was coined by the linguist… …
7reflect — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin reflectere to bend back, from re + flectere to bend Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic to turn into or away from a course ; deflect 2. to prevent passage of and cause to change direction < a… …
8double up — verb 1. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain (Freq. 1) He doubled and vomited violently • Syn: ↑double over, ↑double • Hypernyms: ↑bend, ↑flex • …
9recline — verb 1》 lean or lie back in a relaxed position. 2》 (of a seat) have a back able to move into a sloping position. Derivatives reclinable adjective Origin ME: from OFr. recliner or L. reclinare bend back, recline , from re back + clinare to bend …
10recline — verb a) To cause to lean back; to bend back. She reclined her arms on the table and sighed. b) To put in a resting position. See Also …
