Clues for the word "BEND"

We've had 122 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 363 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on March 26, 2026.

Definition of bend

v. t. - 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.
v. t. - To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.
v. t. - To apply closely or with interest; to direct.
v. t. - To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.
v. t. - 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.
v. i. - To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.
v. i. - To jut over; to overhang.
v. i. - To be inclined; to be directed.
v. i. - To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
n. - A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road.
n. - Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
n. - A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post.
n. - The best quality of sole leather; a butt. See Butt.
n. - Hard, indurated clay; bind.
n. - same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends.
n. - A band.
n. - One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base.