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BENDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
Synonyms:
bender; breaking ball; curve; curve ball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bender" is a kind of...):
delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
Derivation:
bend (change direction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
Synonyms:
bender; booze-up; carousal; carouse; toot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bender" is a kind of...):
revel; revelry (unrestrained merrymaking)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A tool for bending
Example:
he used pliers as a bender
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bender" is a kind of...):
tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
Derivation:
bend (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form)
bend (form a curve)
