bend out of shape

bend out of shape
index contort

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • bend — bend1 [ bend ] (past tense and past participle bent [ bent ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to lean forward and downward or move the top part of your body forward and downward: He bent and kissed her quickly. bend forward: She bent… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bend — I UK [bend] / US verb Word forms bend : present tense I/you/we/they bend he/she/it bends present participle bending past tense bent UK [bent] / US past participle bent *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to lean forwards and downwards, or to move …   English dictionary

  • shape — Synonyms and related words: Masan, Platonic form, Platonic idea, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, adjustment, aesthetic form, affect, agree with, anatomy, angle, apparition, appearance, archetype,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • bend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. curve, turn. v. i. give, yield; curve. v. t. control; shape. See softness, authority, curvature, obliquity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crook, bow, arch; see curve 1 . v. 1. [To force out of a straight… …   English dictionary for students

  • bend — I. verb (bent; bending) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English bend fetter more at band Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to constrain or strain to tension by curving < bend a bow > 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bend — v 1. flex, bow, crook, twist, contort; curve, turn, swerve, veer, deviate, divagate, deflect, diverge; circle, coil, curl, spiral, loop; meander, worn, zigzag, wind, wind in and out, sinuate; hook, angle off, shoot off at an angle; arch, vault,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • Structural shape rolling — is a metalworking forming process in which structural shapes are passed through rollers to bend or deform the workpiece to a desired shape, while maintaining a constant cross section.It is a cost effective way of bending this kind of material… …   Wikipedia

  • To turn out — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • change shape — verb assume a different shape or form • Syn: ↑change form, ↑deform • Derivationally related forms: ↑deformation (for: ↑deform) • Hypernyms: ↑change …   Useful english dictionary

  • S-bend — noun (C) BrE 1 a bend in a road in the shape of an S that can be dangerous to drivers; s­curve AmE 2 part of a waste pipe in the shape of an S that keeps bad smells out of a building …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”