Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bend | Yes | No | Yes | No |
crank | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
bend (noun) | crank (noun) |
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curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) | a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle |
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left | an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant |
movement that causes the formation of a curve | a bad-tempered person |
an angular or rounded shape made by folding | a whimsically eccentric person |
a circular segment of a curve |
bend (adjective) | crank (adjective) |
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(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail |
bend (verb) | crank (verb) |
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cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | rotate with a crank |
bend a joint | bend into the shape of a crank |
form a curve | fasten with a crank |
change direction | start by cranking |
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest | travel along a zigzag path |
bend one's back forward from the waist on down |