bend vs angle

bend and angle both are nouns.

bend and angle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bend	Yes	No	Yes	No
angle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, angle is a hyponym of bend; that is, angle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bend:

bend: form a curve
angle: to incline or bend from a vertical position

Other hyponyms of bend include crook, curve, arc, arch, curve, incurvate, replicate, retroflex, lean, slant, tilt, tip, bend, bow, crouch, stoop, double, double over, double up, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel, curl, curl up, draw in.

bend (noun)	angle (noun)
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)	a biased way of looking at or presenting something
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left	the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
movement that causes the formation of a curve
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
a circular segment of a curve

bend (verb)	angle (verb)
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form	present with a bias
bend a joint	fish with a hook
form a curve	seek indirectly
change direction	to incline or bend from a vertical position
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest	move or proceed at an angle
bend one's back forward from the waist on down

Difference between bend and angle

Words related to "angle"

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