Bend Sharp Road River Round Noun Bre Fast

• a sharp bend in the road
• you took that bend very fast!
• he had a winning lead off the final bend.
• he slowed down to negotiate the bend.

bend

1. a curve or turn, especially in a road or river
• a sharp bend in the road
• You took that bend very fast!
2. severe pain and difficulty in breathing experienced by a diver who comes back to the surface of the water too quickly
• See related entries: Diving
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3. crazy
• See related entries: Describing strange traits
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/describing_strange_traits/bend_5
• She's gone completely round the bend.
• The kids have been driving me round the bend today (= annoying me very much).

Extra Examples

• He had a winning lead off the final bend.
• He slowed down to negotiate the bend.
• I inched the car into the bend.
• Slow down on the tight bends.
• Some of the hairpin bends had Ruth clinging to her seat.
• The car vanished around a bend.
• a series of dangerous bends
• a wide bend in the river
• mountain roads with steep gradients and blind bends
• Round a bend in the river there was the sound of splashing.
• The two vehicles collided on a sharp bend in the road.

Word Origin

• Old English bendan ‘put in bonds, tension a bow by means of a string’, of Germanic origin; related to band ‘strip of material’.