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bends it like Beckham

bends it like Beckham is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bends it like Beckham

What is bends it like Beckham the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bends it like Beckham is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bend it like Beckham.

Words near bends it like Beckham in the dictionary

  1. bendrofluazide
  2. bendroflumethiazide
  3. bends
  4. bends dexter
  5. bends down
  6. bends it like Beckham
  7. bends one off
  8. bends one's elbow
  9. bends over
  10. bends over backward
  11. bends over backwards

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