Standard Lemma guide

bending

adj · name · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈbɛndɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B EH1 N D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flexible

Antonyms: inflexible, unbending

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A motion or action that bends.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a bending of the knees

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An instance of something being adapted or distorted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • bendings of the rules

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of bend

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the act of bending something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change of shape

Narrower terms: flexion, flexure, crouch, hunch, incurvation

7

noun

Meaning 7

the property of being bent or deflected

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deflection, deflexion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: physical property

Narrower terms: windage, wind deflection, refractivity, refractiveness

8

noun

Meaning 8

movement that causes the formation of a curve

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bend

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: movement, motion

Narrower terms: deflection, deflexion, refraction

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: taivutus — motion or action
  • French: flexion — motion or action
  • Latin: flexus — motion or action
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bøyning — motion or action
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bøying — motion or action
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bøying — motion or action
  • Polish: zginanie — motion or action