bend

Entry Definition
s/he bends down behind something
(basketmaking) s/he folds or bends h/ back, folds h/ to the outside (stander, i.e., vertical splint of unfinished basket)
(basketmaking) s/he folds back the standers (vertical splints) of it (unfinished basket; i.e., folds them to the outside, before positioning rim at top)
s/he bends it crookedly
s/he, it is bent over, is bent down
s/he bends over; (pitched baseball) s/he curves downward
s/he dozes off (bending forward or toward here)
(basketmaking) s/he bends downward the standers (vertical splints) of it
s/he bent it, can bend it
s/he bent h/, can bend h/
(basketmaking) s/he bends h/ (stander) to inside of basket
s/he, it bends across (e.g., tree across brook)
(canoeist) s/he bends to side to balance canoe (and perhaps also capsizes)
s/he shapes by bending (e.g., basket handle, hoop)
(body part, old motor, etc.) s/he, it starts to lose vitality or power; (gun) it begins not to shoot straight, begins to shoot off-target (usually, because grooves inside barrel are worn or pitted); (tree) s/he starts to bend from old age
s/he, it bends in various ways
s/he bends it in different ways using foot (feet) or putting weight on it (metal; e.g., wire on ground, weak metal chair seat)
s/he bends h/ every which way
s/he bends it every which way
s/he bends it away from self
s/he kicks it so hard that it bends at hinge or joint
s/he hits it so hard that it bends at hinge or joint
(basketmaking) s/he folds back the standers (vertical splints) of it (unfinished basket; i.e., folds them to the outside, before positioning rim at top)
s/he bends it, shapes it by bending or curving it
s/he bends down facing away