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Bend

/bɛnd/

To make something that is usually straight into a curved or angular shape by applying force.

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Can you bend your knees?She bent the rules a little for us.

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The word bend originates from the Old English bendan, meaning to bend or bind, which comes from the Proto-Germanic *bandijana, related to Old Norse benda.

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