bend over

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bend over

verb bends over · bending over · bent over

intransitive To bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling. I had to bend over to see all the way down there.
Similar: stoop
intransitive To act submissively. You really bend over when the boss comes calling, don't you?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, over. Sandrita was bent over the sink doing the dishes.

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verb to bend one's upper body forward

Español	agacharse, doblegarse
日本語	身を屈める mi o kagameru
中文	俯身 fǔshēn
Français	se pencher, se replier
Deutsch	sich bücken
Ελληνικά	σκύβω skývo
Русский	наклоня́ться naklonjátʹsja, наклони́ться naklonítʹsja, нагиба́ться nagibátʹsja, нагну́ться nagnútʹsja

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@misc{bend_over_2026,
  title = {bend over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bend%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}