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bend back


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bend
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Sense: Noun: curve
Synonyms:
curve Collocations, crook Collocations, arch Collocations, arc, turn Collocations, bow Collocations, corner Collocations, twist Collocations, curvature, wind Collocations, chicane, angle Collocations, deviation Collocations
Antonyms:
straight line, line Collocations, straightaway Collocations
Sense: Verb: force out of a straight line
Synonyms:
curve Collocations, twist Collocations, warp Collocations, curl Collocations, arch Collocations, flex Collocations, spiral, coil Collocations, crook Collocations, bow Collocations, hook Collocations, wind Collocations, buckle Collocations, turn Collocations, contort, deform, double Collocations, loop Collocations, twine, angle Collocations, refract
Antonyms:
unbend, straighten Collocations, extend Collocations, uncurl, untwist, unwrap, uncoil
Sense: Verb: deviate from a straight path
Synonyms:
curve Collocations, twist Collocations, wind Collocations, turn Collocations, curl Collocations, arch Collocations, arc, loop Collocations, round Collocations, circle Collocations, spiral, coil Collocations, hook Collocations, zig-zag, veer, swerve Collocations, sweep Collocations, meander, angle Collocations, angle off, angle away, deviate
Sense: Verb: lean forward
Synonyms:
wilt, sag Collocations, hunch Collocations, droop, bow Collocations
Sense: Verb: influence
Synonyms:
influence Collocations, persuade Collocations, sway Collocations, compel Collocations, turn Collocations, convince Collocations, mold Collocations, mould (UK), shape Collocations, change Collocations, force Collocations
Antonyms:
leave alone, let be
Sense: Verb: yield
Synonyms:
yield Collocations, submit Collocations, give in, cave in, accede, surrender Collocations, be persuaded
Antonyms:
resist Collocations, stand up for yourself, withstand Collocations, not give in, reject Collocations, oppose Collocations, object Collocations


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