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bend back

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bend someone or something back
to curve or arch someone or something backward. We bent the child back a little so we could examine the spider bite. Ouch! Don't bend back my hand! Bend the branch back so we can get a better view.
See also: back, bend

bend back

to lean or bend backwards. He bent back to pick up the book, and he fell. When she bent back, she ripped something.
See also: back, bend
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Digital magazines will never take the place of being able to bend back a page--for future reference--or highlight a special word, or ripping out some important article to put in a three-ring binder.
Still a print kind of guy by Hudson, David H. / Modern Applications News
When this happens pick the left foot up, bending the leg as it would naturally bend back towards the center of the horse''s body.
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This year's program focused on subduction zones, where Earth's tectonic plates bend back down toward the planet's interior, usually creating volcanoes in the process.
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