n. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

n. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

n. movement that causes the formation of a curve

n. a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

v. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

v. change direction; "The road bends"

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"