Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "bend" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

straighten unbend

Coordinate Terms

baton bendlet cost garter riband scrape

Derived Terms

Ashley's bend Bend of Islands Bendgate Boundary Bend East Bend East Bend Flemish bend Fort Bend County Great Bend Grecian bend Horseshoe Bend Hunter's bend J-bend L-bend North Bend Rosendahl bend S-bend South Bend Tailem Bend U-bend West Bend Z-bend above one's bend adjustable bend alpine butterfly bend anchor bend around the bend backbend becket bend bend dexter bend down bend it like Beckham bend one off bend one's elbow bend out of shape bend over bend over backwards bend sinister bend somebody's ear bend someone's ear bend someone's will bend the brain bend the knee bend the rules bend the truth bend to one's will bend to someone's will bendability bendable bender bendless bendlet bendly bendopnea bendsome bendwise bendy brain-bending butterfly bend carrick bend databend debend disbend double sheet bend genderbend genderbend hairpin bend harness bend heaving line bend in bend inbend mind-bending offset overhand bend on bended knee overbend per bend per bend sinister prebend racebend racking bend rebend return bend ring bend riverbend round the bend sagbend sheet bend sneck-bend string bend unbend upbend upbend zeppelin bend

Etymologically Related To

band

Context

diving heraldiccharge medicine mining music nautical river

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

angular shape angularity change form change shape curve curved shape deform flex form motion move movement ordinary section segment turn

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

arch coil frizzle inbend inflect rebend recurve roll up

Type Of (IsA)

curve natural thing ordinary section

Manner Of

change shape turn

Part Of

oregon road

Related Terms

bent

Related Terms

anchor bent bind blood body bow british columbia butt california canada cdp chain charged chemical clay cleat condition county seat curve decompression decompression sickness deschutes county dexter chief diagonal fast fifth force glide glissando honourable indurated join keel knot lampasas county leather line maries county meade county missouri nitrogen ordinary oregon physical pitch plank rowing san saba county securing severe shackle shield sinister base sole south dakota stoop swing tehama county texas third tie uncharged usa wale

Synonym Network

bending crouch deflect flex fold

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.