Bend
/bɛnd/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters
Definition of Bend
noun
- A curve.
"There's a sharp bend in the road ahead."
- Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
- (in the plural, underwater diving, with the) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
"A diver who stays deep for too long must ascend very slowly in order to prevent the bends."
- One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
- Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
verb
- To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
"Don’t bend your knees."
- To become curved.
"Look at the trees bending in the wind."
- To cause to change direction.
- To change direction.
"The road bends to the right"
- To be inclined; to direct itself.