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bend over

bend over verb: to bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.

bend over: to bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling
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Verb

bend over (third-person singular simple present bends over, present participle bending over, simple past and past participle bent over)

  1. (intransitive) To bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.
    • I had to bend over to see all the way down there.
    Synonyms:
    stoop
  2. (intransitive) To act submissively.
    • You really bend over when the boss comes calling, don't you?

bend over meaning in Thai

bend over in Thai

to bend one's upper body forward
ก้ม gôm

Synonyms of bend over

Forms of bend over

third-person singular presentbends over
present participlebending over
past participlebent over
pastbent over

Words formed from bend over

Questions about bend over

What does bend over mean?
Bend over means to bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.
What is bend over in Thai?
Bend over in Thai is ก้ม (gôm). See Bend over meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is bend over?
Bend over is a verb.
What is the past tense of bend over?
The past tense of bend over is bent over.

Words near bend over in the dictionary

  1. bend down
  2. bend it like Beckham
  3. Bend of Islands
  4. bend one off
  5. bend one's elbow
  6. bend over
  7. bend over backward
  8. bend over backwards
  9. bend sinister
  10. bend someone's ear
  11. bend someone's will

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