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bend 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
a curved part of something, especially a road or river
::The car came round the bend at a terrifying speed.
bend in
::a sharp bend in the road
an action in which you bend a part of your body
::We started the session with a few knee bends to warm up.
drive sb round the bend
BrE spoken to annoy someone
::His attitude drives me round the bend.
be/go round the bend
BrE spoken to be or become crazy
::I sometimes feel I'm going round the bend looking after young children all day.
the bends
a painful and serious condition that divers get if they come up from deep water too quickly