(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of bend

(collectively) An ethnolinguistic group based in the Mpanda District of Rukwa Region in western Tanzania. / A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.

A ghost town and former railway community in central British Columbia, Canada. Named after a 90-degree curve in the railway line. / A census-designated place in Tehama County, California, United States.

Hallucinogenic. / Mentally taxing.

The creative short-circuiting of electronic devices such as children's toys and small digital synthesizers in order to create new musical or visual instruments.

present participle of bend the truth

(informal) Mentally challenging; difficult to comprehend.

(informal, often derogatory) Playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, someone of different race or ethnicity

present participle of bend the rules

The subversion of tropes associated with a particular artistic genre or the synthesis of multiple genres.