variants or backwards ˈbak-wərdz Synonyms of backward 1 a : toward the back or rear She glanced backward over her shoulder. b : with the back foremost Take three steps backward. 2 a : in a reverse or contrary direction or way Count backward from 10. b : toward the past a ...
: to curve downward : stoop bend over and pick it up bend 2 of 2 noun 1 : the act or process of bending : the state of being bent 2 : something (as a curved part of a stream) that is bent 3 plural : a severe disorder marked by pain (as in joints), by difficulty in...
to befair.•TheGalleryis alsobending over backwardstoboostattendance, and in doing so is rather alarminglybowingtopopulistpressures.•Outsidethetreesarebending over backwardsto please thewind: theshiningswordgrassflattenson itsbelly.•Stuart wasleaning over backwardsto see Oliver's point of view....
bending to one's monarch. to direct one's energies: We bent to our work as the bell sounded. noun the act of bending. something that bends;curve;crook: a bend in the road; a bend in the curtain rod. Nautical.any of various loops or knots for joining the ends of two ropes or the...
bend over backwards Definitions include: to be extremely accommodating. bend over get f*cked Definitions include: "Get ready for some serious trouble." BOHICA Definitions include: acronym of "bend over here it comes again." bust over Definitions include: to give to; hand over. ...
I see this as an older sibling, they are bending over backwards for everyone. They have some kind of adhd or Autism. they break down in front of everyone but still being an older sibling they don't want to be a stress to people when they get everything pushed on them. they aren't...
•He neverwoketo see theshiningsilveryformbendingover him.•Thebranchesof thetreebentover into the water.•The roadbendsright then left, before passing apetrolstation.•At thetopof thehill, thepathbendssharply left andentersa smallwoodland.•Someone hadbenttheaerial.•We had tobendthe ...
accommodatingsomeone means ignoring your own needs or making some kind of sacrifice to do what they want or need. When it’s used in this way,accommodatesometimes implies that you’re going through too much trouble to please a person—that you’rebending over backwardsfor them. Someone who ...
Reverse curve (Railways), a curve like the letter S, formed of two curves bending in opposite directions. Reverse fire (Mil.), a fire in the rear. Reverse operation (Math.), an operation the steps of which are taken in a contrary order to that in which the same or similar steps are...
They can be found in oceans all over the world,and they have also been found in some rivers and lakes. One difference between most other fish and a shark is that most fish have bones and a shark has cartilage. (2)Another difference is that the shark is only able to swi...