Bending: alternatives and connections

To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear.

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The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation.

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The act of flexing or bending; a turning.

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The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.

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A hump; a protuberance.

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The act of bending, or curving.

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The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted.

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The quality or condition of being refractive.

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The difference between the diameter of the bore of a gun and that of the shot fired from it.

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The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…

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The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

See Deflection.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.