Bend vs. Bowing

Bend vs. Bowing — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Bend and Bowing

Bendverb

(transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.

If you bend the pipe too far, it will break.Don’t bend your knees.

Bowingverb

all senses

Bendverb

(intransitive) To become curved.

Look at the trees bending in the wind.

Bowingnoun

The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.

The courtier had practiced his bowing.

Bendverb

(transitive) To cause to change direction.

Bowingnoun

A bending.

The heavy books caused a bowing in the shelf.
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Bendverb

(intransitive) To change direction.

The road bends to the right

Bowingnoun

A technique for using the bow on a string instrument such as a violin.

Bendverb

(intransitive) To be inclined; to direct itself.

Bowingnoun

bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame

Bendverb

To stoop.

He bent down to pick up the pieces.

Bowingnoun

managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument;

the violinist's bowing was excellent
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Bendverb

(intransitive) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.

Bowingadjective

showing an excessively deferential manner

Bendverb

(transitive) To force to submit.

They bent me to their will.

Bendverb

(intransitive) To submit.

I am bending to my desire to eat junk food.

Bendverb

(transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.

He bent the company's resources to gaining market share.

Bendverb

(intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.

He bent to the goal of gaining market share.

Bendverb

(transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.

Bendverb

To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.

Bend the sail to the yard.

Bendverb

To smoothly change the pitch of a note.

You should bend the G slightly sharp in the next measure.

Bendverb

To swing the body when rowing.

Bendnoun

A curve.

There's a sharp bend in the road ahead.

Bendnoun

Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.

Bendnoun

A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.

A diver who stays deep for too long must ascend very slowly in order to prevent the bends.

Bendnoun

(heraldry) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.

Bendnoun

(obsolete) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.

Bendnoun

In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.

Bendnoun

(mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind.

Bendnoun

The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.

Bendnoun

The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.

the midship bends

Bendnoun

(music) A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.

Bendnoun

a circular segment of a curve;

a bend in the roada crook in the path

Bendnoun

movement that causes the formation of a curve

Bendnoun

curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

Bendnoun

an angular or rounded shape made by folding;

a fold in the napkina crease in his trousersa plication on her blousea flexure of the colona bend of his elbow

Bendnoun

a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

Bendnoun

diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

Bendverb

form a curve;

The stick does not bend

Bendverb

change direction;

The road bends

Bendverb

cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;

bend the rodtwist the dough into a braidthe strong man could turn an iron bar

Bendverb

bend one's back forward from the waist on down;

he crouched downShe bowed before the QueenThe young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse

Bendverb

turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

Bendverb

bend a joint;

flex your wristsbend your knees