BENDING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of bending something
   
   Hypernyms(s) bending is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of shape (what does change of shape mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • flexion (what does flexion mean?)
   • flexure (what does flexure mean?)
   • crouch (what does crouch mean?)
   • hunch (what does hunch mean?)
   • incurvation (what does incurvation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the property of being bent or deflected
   
   Synonym(s)
   • deflection (what does deflection mean?)
   • deflexion (what does deflexion mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) bending is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • physical property (what does physical property mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • windage (what does windage mean?)
   • wind deflection (what does wind deflection mean?)
   • refractivity (what does refractivity mean?)
   • refractiveness (what does refractiveness mean?)
3. Meaning
   • movement that causes the formation of a curve
   
   Synonym(s)
   • bend (what does bend mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) bending is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • deflection (what does deflection mean?)
   • deflexion (what does deflexion mean?)
   • refraction (what does refraction mean?)

BENDING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not remaining rigid or straight
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • tried to support his weight on a bending cane
   
   Similar To
   • crooked (what does crooked mean?)