adj, name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A motion or action that bends.

   "a bending of the knees"

2. 2
   the act of bending something wordnet
3. 3
   An instance of something being adapted or distorted.

   "bendings of the rules"

4. 4
   the property of being bent or deflected wordnet
5. 5
   movement that causes the formation of a curve wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of bend form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Capable of being bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

adaptablebendbendablebowcompliantcompliant

Antonyms

All antonyms

inflexibleunbending

Example

More examples

"I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees."

Related phrases

circuit bendinggenre-bendingrace-bending

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