bend

> bend
(verb)
bow, crook, curve, deflect, draw.
direct, incline, turn.
bend, dispose, influence, mould, persuade, subdue.
(naut) fasten, make fast.
crook, deflect, deviate, diverge, swerve.
bow, lower, stoop.
condescend, deign.

> bend
(noun)
angle, arc, arcuation, crook, curvature, curve, elbow, flexure, turn.