crawl vs bend

crawl and bend both are nouns.

crawl and bend both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bend is a hypernym of crawl; that is, bend is a word with a broader meaning than crawl:

crawl: show submission or fear
bend: form a curve

Other hypernyms of crawl include flex.

crawl (noun)	bend (noun)
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick	diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
a very slow movement	movement that causes the formation of a curve
	an angular or rounded shape made by folding
	a circular segment of a curve

crawl (verb)	bend (verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground	cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
swim by doing the crawl	bend a joint
show submission or fear	form a curve
be full of	change direction
feel as if crawling with insects	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
	bend one's back forward from the waist on down

Difference between crawl and bend

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