verb

Shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.

the rising wind bent the long grass

curve,crook,make crooked,make curved,flex,angle,hook,bow,arc,arch,buckle,warp,contort,distort,deform

noun

A curve, especially a sharp one, in a road, river, racecourse, or path.

the van screeched around a bend

curve,turn,corner,kink,angle,arc,crescent,twist,crook,deviation,deflection,loop