present participle of bend the rules

To do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited.

Synonym of sheet bend, especially when hitching to a becket.

A city, the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, named after the southern bend of the St. Joseph River. / A city, the county seat of Pacific County, Washington, United States.

(idiomatic) To submit to another's authority.

A city, the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States.

A wire bend consisting of two consecutive 90° bends resembling the letter "Z".

A 90° bend in a wire.

An S-shaped bend, usually the bend in a waste pipe, or in a road.

(idiomatic, intransitive) To yield to persuasion or other pressure originating from someone.