bend vs creep

bend and creep both are nouns.

bend and creep both are verbs.

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

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

bend: form a curve
creep: show submission or fear

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

bend (noun)	creep (noun)
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)	a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left	a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
movement that causes the formation of a curve	a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
an angular or rounded shape made by folding	someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
a circular segment of a curve

bend (verb)	creep (verb)
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form	move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
bend a joint	to go stealthily or furtively
form a curve	grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
change direction	show submission or fear
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 creep

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