bend

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

Translation

BODY › to move your body or part of your body so that it is not straight

eğmek, bükmek

He was bending over to tie his shoelaces. Bend your knees when lifting heavy objects.1626

OBJECT › to become curved, or to make something become curved

kıvrılmak, eğilmek, bükülmek

The trees were bending in the wind. The road bent sharply to the left. → See also bend over backwards → See also bend/stretch the rules1626

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

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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