bend -
an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
motion,
movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
crook,
curve bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
arc,
arch,
curve form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
incurvate cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays"
retroflex,
replicate articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
slant,
tilt,
angle,
lean,
tip present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
crouch,
bow,
stoop,
bend bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
double over,
double up,
double bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently"
curl up,
curl,
draw in shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
bend -
change direction; "The road bends"
turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
bend -
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
bend -
bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
flex,
bend cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
