Bending

/ˈbɛndɪŋ/ adj, name, noun, verb

adj, name, noun, verb ·Common ·High school 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

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benddeflectionacquiesceadaptablearcarched

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

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