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bending it like Beckham

bending it like Beckham is the present participle of bend it like Beckham.

Meaning of bend it like Beckham

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To kick a football (soccer ball), especially during a free kick, in a manner which causes it to move in a curve rather than in a straight line.
    • Bud [a dog] harried the ball across the garden. He dribbled it with his nose, bending it like Beckham.2002, Jenny Oldfield, “Saturday, May 26th”, in My Little Life: When Shah Went Weird, London: Hodder Children’s Books, Hodder Headline, →ISBN, page 37

Questions about bending it like Beckham

What is bending it like Beckham the present participle of?
Bending it like Beckham is the present participle of bend it like Beckham.

Words near bending it like Beckham in the dictionary

  1. Bendigonian
  2. bendin'
  3. bendiness
  4. bending
  5. bending down
  6. bending it like Beckham
  7. bending one off
  8. bending one's elbow
  9. bending over
  10. bending over backward
  11. bending over backwards

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