bend

/bend/ verb [I, T] (past tense and past participle bent)

Definition

BODY › to move your body or part of your body so that it is not straight: He was bending over to tie his shoelaces. Bend your knees when lifting heavy objects.

OBJECT › to become curved, or to make something become curved: The trees were bending in the wind. The road bent sharply to the left. → See also bend over backwards → See also bend/stretch the rules

(Definition of bend verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)