bendbend1 /bɛnd/ ●●● verb (past tense and past participle bent /bɛnt/ ) [intransitive, transitive] 
1
to move a part of your body so that it is not straight, or so that you are not standing upright: 
He bent down/over to tie his shoelace. Bend your knees slightly.2to push or press something so that it is no longer flat or straight: First, the blacksmith heated the metal and then bent it into shape.3bend over backwards to try very hard to help someone: The neighbors bent over backwards to help when we moved into the house.4bend the rules to allow someone to do something that is not normally allowed: Can’t we bend the rules just this one time? [Origin: Old English bendan]
1 to move a part of your body so that it is not straight, or so that you are not standing upright: He bent down/over to tie his shoelace. Bend your knees slightly.2to push or press something so that it is no longer flat or straight: First, the blacksmith heated the metal and then bent it into shape.3bend over backwards to try very hard to help someone: The neighbors bent over backwards to help when we moved into the house.4bend the rules to allow someone to do something that is not normally allowed: Can’t we bend the rules just this one time? [Origin: Old English bendan]
