bend vs motion

bend and motion both are nouns.

bend and motion both are verbs.

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

As nouns, motion is a hypernym of bend; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than bend:

bend: movement that causes the formation of a curve
motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

Other hypernyms of bend include movement.

bend (noun)	motion (noun)
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left	the act of changing location from one place to another
movement that causes the formation of a curve	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
an angular or rounded shape made by folding	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
a circular segment of a curve	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
	a state of change

bend (verb)	motion (verb)
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form	show, express or direct through movement
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 motion

Words related to "motion"

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