BENDS

shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle

(of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical

force or be forced to submit

direct (one's attention or energies) to a task

attach (a sail or cable) by means of a knot

a curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit

a curved or angled part of something

a kind of knot used to join two ropes together, or to tie a rope to another object, e.g. a carrick bend.

decompression sickness, especially in divers.

an ordinary in the form of a broad diagonal stripe from top left (dexter chief) to bottom right (sinister base) of a shield or part of one