Definizione monolingua

bend

bend (third-person singular simple present bends, present participle bending, simple past and past participle bent)

1. (transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.

   If you bend the pipe too far, it will break.

   Don’t bend your knees.

2. (intransitive) To become curved.

   Look at the trees bending in the wind.

3. (transitive) To cause to change direction.
4. (intransitive) To change direction.

   The road bends to the right

5. (intransitive, usually with ""down"") To stoop.

   He bent down to pick up the pieces.

6. (transitive) To force to submit.

   They bent me to their will.

7. (intransitive) To submit.

   I am bending to my desire to eat junk food.

8. (transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.

   He bent companys resources to gaining market share.

9. (intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.

   He bent to the goal of gaining market share.

10. (transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
11. (transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.

    Bend the sail to the yard.

12. (transitive, music) To smoothly change the pitch of a note.

    You should bend the G slightly sharp in the next measure.

13. (intransitive, nautical) To swing the body when rowing.

bend (plural bends)

1. A curve.
   • 1968, Johnny Cash, Folsom Prison Blues

     I hear the train a comin/Its rolling round the bend

   • Theres a sharp bend in the road ahead.
2. (nautical) Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
3. (in the plural, medicine, 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.
4. (heraldry) 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.

Definizione dizionario bend

	curvare
	to shape into a curve

	piegare
	to shape into a curve

	curvarsi
	to change direction

	piegarsi
	to change direction

	ammanigliare
	to tie a line

abbassarsi

arcuare

caricare

chinare

chinarsi

curva

curvatura

flessione

flessione del busto

flettere

gomito

inarcare

inchinare

inchinarsi

inclinare

inclinazione

incurvare

piega

piegatura

scendere

svolta

tendere

torcere

virata

voltare

Altri significati:

depart (from a principle)

heraldic term

(intransitive, usually with "down") To stoop.

(transitive) To force to submit.

A curve.

to change the pitch

(transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.

(in the plural, medicine, diving, with '''the''' ) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.

to force or be forced to submit

bend (backward)

(to) bend

(intransitive) To submit.

curve

knot

ruin (a country)

(intransitive) To change direction.

(transitive, music) To smoothly change the pitch of a note.

(intransitive, nautical) To swing the body when rowing.

to swing the body when rowing

(nautical) Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.

decompression sickness

(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.

(transitive) To cause to change direction.

(intransitive) To become curved.

An angle or sharp curve in the course of a road, river, etc.

(transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.

to become curved

(intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.

(transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.

(heraldry) 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.