Bend down

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position.

    "1975, Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Blue I muttered somethin' underneath my breath She studied the lines on my face I must admit I felt a little uneasy When she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe Tangled up in blue."

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drooped

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"1975, Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Blue I muttered somethin' underneath my breath She studied the lines on my face I must admit I felt a little uneasy When she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe Tangled up in blue."

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