( 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 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012