| verb | form a curve “The stick does not bend” |
| verb | change direction “The road bends” |
| verb | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form “bend the rod” |
| verb | bend one's back forward from the waist on down “he crouched down” |
| verb | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest |
| verb | bend a joint “flex your wrists” |
| adjective | used of the back and knees; stooped “on bended knee” |
| bendable | adjective | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking |
| bender | noun | a tool for bending |
| bend | noun | a circular segment of a curve |
| flexure | noun | act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased |
| flexible | adjective | able to flex; able to bend easily |
| deformation | noun | alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it |
| crouch | noun | the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body |
| stoop | noun | an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward |
| stooper | noun | a person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward |
| bow | noun | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting |
| deflexion | noun | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) |
| deflection | noun | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) |
| deflector | noun | a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc) |