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bend

[bend] / bɛnd /




VERB
persuade; influence
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Antonyms


Example Sentences

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Some said the material of the Get Low leggings was too sheer to do much bending or squatting.

From The Wall Street Journal

As they rounded a small bend, a low dark shape appeared in the smoke up ahead.

From Literature

After the collection’s debut earlier this month, some customers took to social media, saying the leggings were see-through while the wearer was squatting or bending.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You have to have a hull form that breaks ice by bending it downwards," he says.

From BBC

She added, “The labor market could break quickly…. So any sign of breaking versus bending is going to be something that I pay sharp attention to.”

From The Wall Street Journal