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bending
(encz) | bending,ohýbání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Bending
(gcide) | Bend \Bend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bended or Bent; p. pr. &
vb. n. Bending.] [AS. bendan to bend, fr. bend a band,
bond, fr. bindan to bind. See Bind, v. t., and cf. 3d & 4th
Bend.]
1. 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 bend a bow; to bend
the knee.
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2. To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.
"Bend thine ear to supplication." --Milton.
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Towards Coventry bend we our course. --Shak.
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Bending her eyes . . . upon her parent. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. To apply closely or with interest; to direct.
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To bend his mind to any public business. --Temple.
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But when to mischief mortals bend their will.
--Pope.
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4. To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.
"Except she bend her humor." --Shak.
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5. (Naut.) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to
its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor.
--Totten.
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To bend the brow, to knit the brow, as in deep thought or
in anger; to scowl; to frown. --Camden.
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Syn: To lean; stoop; deflect; bow; yield.
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Bending
(gcide) | Bending \Bend"ing\, n.
The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
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bending
(wn) | bending
n 1: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn:
bending, bend]
2: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: deflection,
deflexion, bending]
3: the act of bending something |
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bending
(encz) | bending,ohýbání n: Zdeněk Brož |
mind-bending
(encz) | mind-bending,halucinogenní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unbending
(encz) | unbending, adj: |
mind-bending
(gcide) | mind-bending \mind-bending\ adj.
intensely affecting the mind, especially in producing
hallucinations; -- usually of chemical substances. [informal]
Syn: mind-blowing.
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Unbending
(gcide) | Unbend \Un*bend"\ ([u^]n*b[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbent
([u^]n*b[e^]nt"); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbending.] [1st pref.
un- + bend.]
1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become,
straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
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2. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for
a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or
care.
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You do unbend your noble strength. --Shak.
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3. (Naut.)
(a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to
which they are attached for use.
(b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope.
[1913 Webster]Unbending \Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un-
not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. of unbend.]
1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to
pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
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Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the
main. --Pope.
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2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or
influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
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3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to
abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
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4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]
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It may entertain your lordships at an unbending
hour. --Rowe.
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Un*bend"ing*ness, n.
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Unbendingly
(gcide) | Unbending \Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un-
not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. of unbend.]
1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to
pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
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Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the
main. --Pope.
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2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or
influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
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3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to
abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
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4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]
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It may entertain your lordships at an unbending
hour. --Rowe.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*bend"ing*ly, adv. --
Un*bend"ing*ness, n.
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Unbendingness
(gcide) | Unbending \Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un-
not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. of unbend.]
1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to
pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
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Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the
main. --Pope.
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2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or
influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
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3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to
abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
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4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]
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It may entertain your lordships at an unbending
hour. --Rowe.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*bend"ing*ly, adv. --
Un*bend"ing*ness, n.
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bending
(wn) | bending
n 1: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn:
bending, bend]
2: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: deflection,
deflexion, bending]
3: the act of bending something |
mind-bending
(wn) | mind-bending
adj 1: intensely affecting the mind especially in producing
hallucinations [syn: mind-bending, mind-blowing] |
unbending
(wn) | unbending
adj 1: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances;
"a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an
unbending will to dominate" [syn: inflexible, rigid,
unbending] |
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