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(v)
(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.
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(transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
(adj)
Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
Lying flat, face-down.
(n)
(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
(intransitive) To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
(transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
(intransitive) To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down
(intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
(figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.
A lower section of a road or geological feature.
Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers.
(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
(intransitive) To bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.
To bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position.
(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect.
(uncountable, slang, derogatory) Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.
To cease performing customary activities or duties and kneel on one knee, sometimes as a form of protest.
A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo.
An instance of overbending (bending too far).
(transitive) To double the quantity, amount or duration of something
The act of moving; a movement.
Synonym of give a knee.
(figurative) Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
(informal) To slouch, stoop, curl, or lean.
(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
To crouch.
(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.
(transitive, idiomatic) (especially of something honorific) to be situated in front of
(idiomatic, intransitive) To bend over deeply at the waist.
A kink or twist
A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
(idiomatic, UK) To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.
(transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
(idiomatic, intransitive) To cooperate or yield when forced or pressured to do so.
(intransitive) To crouch, or hunker down.
A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
To relax, to exert less effort.
Synonym of knuckle under.
(intransitive) To place one leg over the other, especially while sitting down.
(idiomatic, US, law enforcement) To turn away, with one's hands in a visible and unmovable position, so that one can be searched.
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
(idiomatic, informal) To make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.
A bend, twist or crinkle.
To stumble or unintentionally descend and land on
(archaic, ambitransitive) To bend like a bow; to curve.
A lazy or weak person.
(sports) A feint.
(informal, transitive) To relax, such as on vacation; to do nothing for a period of time.
(also attributively) Something (such as a canyon or road) with a sharp bend or turn in it.
(intransitive) To raise the knees higher than normal.
A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
The amount of money levied for a service.
(informal) To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly.
(idiomatic) To accept praise, as performers in a theater at the end of their act.
(obsolete) To lift one's skirts, bend over, and knead the buttocks as if kneading bread.
A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
An instance of riding.
(idiomatic) To debut, to bow.
To bend; to cause to become curved; to make crooked; to deflect.
(ambitransitive) to bend upwards
(intransitive, dialect, Northampton) To stoop.
A slope.
A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.
(slang, transitive) To sexually penetrate (someone) while they lie prone.
The abdomen (especially a fat one).
(intransitive, archaic, British) To walk quickly with the head bent forward.
(transitive, slang) To ruin or botch.
(US, derogatory) A toady or sycophant.
A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance
To bend or curve back; to recurve.
A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
(intransitive) To sit or lie in a casual or lazy manner
(ambitransitive) To sit or lie down heavily and inelegantly.
(intransitive, of a person) To reluctantly accept something (due to a source of social pressure).
An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
(Rochdale, dialectal, intransitive) To stumble after inverting or everting one's foot; to roll (but not necessarily sprain) one's ankle.
A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
bending inwards.
(idiomatic, intransitive) To yield to persuasion or other pressure originating from someone.
(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command.
(UK, intransitive, informal) To move or scoot over in order to make room for someone, especially when sitting.