bending

/bɛnd/

verb

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

the wire has to be bent back tightly

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

noun

A curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit.

the van screeched round a bend

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