to lean, or make something lean, in a particular direction

if you bend your arm, leg, etc. or if it bends, you move it so that it is no longer straight

Bend your knees, keeping your back straight.

to force something that was straight into an angle or a curve

Mark the pipe where you want to bend it.

The knives were bent out of shape.

He bent the wire into the shape of a square.

to change direction to form a curve or an angle; to make something change direction in this way

The road bent sharply to the right.

a curve or turn, especially in a road or river

severe pain and difficulty in breathing experienced by a diver who comes back to the surface of the water too quickly

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