bend vs bight

bend and bight both are nouns.

bend and bight both are verbs.

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

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

bend: a circular segment of a curve
bight: a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

bend (noun)	bight (noun)
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)	the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left	a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
movement that causes the formation of a curve	a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
an angular or rounded shape made by folding	a loop in a rope
a circular segment of a curve

bend (verb)	bight (verb)
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form	fasten with a bight
bend a joint
form a curve
change direction
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
bend one's back forward from the waist on down

Difference between bend and bight

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