1. curved parts or sections
2. a painful condition caused by nitrogen bubbles in the blood when ascending too quickly from deep water
Usage: medical; diving

1. third person singular present of bend; to curve or cause to curve

Examples

• The road bends sharply to the left after the bridge.
• She bends down to pick up the fallen book.
• The river has several bends before reaching the ocean.
• There are dangerous bends ahead on this mountain road.
• The diver got the bends after surfacing too quickly.
• He bends the wire into a perfect circle.
• The trail follows the bends of the valley.