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around the bend
bend 1 B0184000 (bĕnd) v. bent (bĕnt), bend·ing, bends v. tr. 1. a. To cause to assume a curved or angular shape: bend a piece of iron into a horseshoe. b. To bring (a bow, for example) into a state of tension by drawing on a string or line. c. To force to assume a different direction or shape, according to one's own purpose: "Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events" (Robert F. Kennedy). d. To misrepresent; distort: bend the truth. e. To relax or make an exception to: bend a rule to allow more members into the club. 2. To cause to swerve from a straight line; deflect: Light is bent as it passes through water. 3. To render submissive; subdue: "[His] words so often bewitched crowds and bent them to his will" (W. Bruce Lincoln). 4. To apply (the mind) closely: "The weary naval officer goes to bed at night having bent his brain all day to a scheme of victory" (Jack Beatty). 5. Nautical To fasten: bend a mainsail onto the boom. v. intr. 1. a. To deviate from a straight line or position: The lane bends to the right at the bridge. b. To assume a curved, crooked, or angular form or direction: The saplings bent in the wind. 2. To incline the body; stoop. 3. To make a concession; yield. 4. To apply oneself closely; concentrate: She bent to her task. n. 1. a. The act or fact of bending. b. The state of being bent. 2. Something bent: a bend in the road. 3. Nautical a. A knot that joins a rope to a rope or another object. b. bends The thick planks in a ship's side; wales. 4. bends (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Decompression sickness. Used with the. Idioms: around the bend Slang Mentally deranged; crazy. bend (one's) elbow Slang To drink alcoholic beverages. bend out of shape Slang To annoy or anger. bend (or lean) over backwardTo make an effort greater than is required. bend (someone's) ear Slang To talk to at length, usually excessively.
[Middle English benden, from Old English bendan; see bhendh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
 bend2bend 2 B0184000 (bĕnd) n. Heraldry A band passing from the upper dexter corner of an escutcheon to the lower sinister corner.
[Middle English, from Old English bend, band, and from Old French bende, bande, band (of Germanic origin; see bhendh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]
Bend B0184000 (bĕnd) A city of central Oregon on the Deschutes River in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  around the bend - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, balmy, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, barmy, loopy, fruity, crackedinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" |
around the bend
(a)round the bend1. In close proximity to another location. Said especially when traveling by car, often when literally approaching a bend. The store isn't far from here, it's just around the bend.2. slang Crazy It's freezing today, and you're not going to wear a coat? Have you gone around the bend?3. slang Intoxicated from drugs or alcohol. Do you remember last night at all? You were really around the bend!See also: bendaround the bend1. Around a curve or corner on a road or pathway, as in Peter's house is just around the bend. Also see around the corner, def. 1. 2. Also, round the bend. Crazy, insane, as in Throwing out that perfectly good steak? Have you gone round the bend? [Colloquial; early 1900s] See also: around, bend(a)round the bend1. mod. crazy; beyond sanity. I think I’m going around the bend. 2. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. From the look in her eye, I’d say she is completely round the bend now. See also: around, bend around the bend Slang Mentally deranged; crazy.See also: around, bendEncyclopediaSeebendaround the bend
Synonyms for around the bendadj informal or slang terms for mentally irregularSynonyms- bats
- batty
- bonkers
- buggy
- crackers
- daft
- dotty
- haywire
- kookie
- kooky
- loco
- loony
- balmy
- nuts
- round the bend
- wacky
- whacky
- nutty
- barmy
- loopy
- fruity
- cracked
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