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bended | bender |

As an adjective bended

is bent.

As a verb bended

is past tense of bend.

As a noun bender is

one who, or that which, bends.

As a proper noun Bender is

{{surname|lang=en}.

bended

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (archaic) bent
    • He offered his fealty on bended knee.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) (bend)

    • Usage notes

    * Generally obsolete except in the phrase "on bended knee"

    bender

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, bends.
  • A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
  • (slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
    • He's been out on a bender with his mates.
  • * 1857 , Newspaper,'' April:Bartlett, ''Dictionary of Americanisms, Second Edition (1859), p. 29
  • *:A couple of students of Williams College went over to North Adams on a bender. This would have been serious matter under the best of circumstances, but each returned with a “brick in his hat,” etc.
  • (chiefly, UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
  • A simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies
  • (obsolete, UK, slang) A sixpence.
  • *
  • (obsolete, slang, US) A spree, a frolic.
  • (obsolete, slang, US) Something exceptional.

    • Usage notes

    In sense “bout of heavy drinking”, usually in form “on a bender ”.

    Synonyms

    * (bout of heavy drinking) binge, spree, toot * (shelter) bender tent

    Derived terms

    * conduit bender * pipe bender

    References

    * Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang, p. 96

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