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bends the brain

bends the brain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bend the brain.

Meaning of bend the brain

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be difficult to comprehend.
    • Rogan studied her architectural drawings for the four-level, 1,200 square metre centre closely: “Every line meant something. It bends the brain. I’m in love with this building and I can’t hide it.”2015 May 28, Jay Merrick, “Zaha Hadid’s modernist library inspires shock and awe in Oxford”, in The Independent

Questions about bends the brain

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

Words near bends the brain in the dictionary

  1. bends over backward
  2. bends over backwards
  3. bends sinister
  4. bends someone's ear
  5. bends someone's will
  6. bends the brain
  7. bends the knee
  8. bends the rules
  9. bends the truth
  10. bends to one's will
  11. bends to someone's will

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