Bend vs. Sway
Bendverb
(transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To become curved.
Bendverb
(transitive) To cause to change direction.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To change direction.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To be inclined; to direct itself.
Bendverb
To stoop.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
Bendverb
(transitive) To force to submit.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To submit.
Bendverb
(transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
Bendverb
(transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
Bendverb
To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
Bendverb
To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
Bendverb
To swing the body when rowing.
Bendnoun
A curve.
Bendnoun
Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
Bendnoun
A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
Bendnoun
(heraldry) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
Bendnoun
(obsolete) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
Bendnoun
In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
Bendnoun
(mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind.
Bendnoun
The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
Bendnoun
The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
Bendnoun
(music) A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.
Bendverb
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.
Bendverb
To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.
Bendverb
To apply closely or with interest; to direct.
Bendverb
To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.
Bendverb
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.
Bendverb
To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.
Bendverb
To jut over; to overhang.
Bendverb
To be inclined; to be directed.
Bendverb
To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
Bendnoun
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.
Bendnoun
Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
Bendnoun
A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post.
Bendnoun
The best quality of sole leather; a butt. See Butt.
Bendnoun
Hard, indurated clay; bind.
Bendnoun
same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends.
Bendnoun
A band.
Bendnoun
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.
Bendnoun
a circular segment of a curve;
Bendnoun
movement that causes the formation of a curve
Bendnoun
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Bendnoun
an angular or rounded shape made by folding;
Bendnoun
a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
Bendnoun
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
Bendverb
form a curve;
Bendverb
change direction;
Bendverb
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;
Bendverb
bend one's back forward from the waist on down;
Bendverb
turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
Bendverb
bend a joint;
Swaynoun
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
Swaynoun
A rocking or swinging motion.
Swaynoun
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
Swaynoun
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Swaynoun
Rule; dominion; control; power.
Swaynoun
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Swaynoun
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
Swayverb
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
Swayverb
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
Swayverb
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
Swayverb
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
Swayverb
(nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
Swayverb
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Swayverb
To have weight or influence.
Swayverb
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Swayverb
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
Swayverb
To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
Swayverb
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion.
Swayverb
To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
Swayverb
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Swayverb
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Swayverb
To have weight or influence.
Swayverb
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Swaynoun
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Swaynoun
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
Swaynoun
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Swaynoun
Rule; dominion; control.
Swaynoun
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Swaynoun
controlling influence
Swaynoun
pitching dangerously to one side
Swayverb
move back and forth or sideways;
Swayverb
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner;
Swayverb
win approval or support for;
Swayverb
cause to move back and forth;
