Object

• knee: Next ask the patient to bend each knee up in turn.

• spoon: I can make them bend the ball like I bend a spoon.

• radius: The bend radius is set at 24 turns for the cylindrical mirror.

• elbow: Bend the elbow at a 90 degree angle pointing behind you with the upper arm not quite parallel to the floor.

Converse of object

• negotiate: The Czech Republic ace lifted nastily while negotiating the first bend and was thrown awkwardly into the air fence.

Preposition: at

• elbow: Avoid rushing as you lower your chest to the floor by bending at the elbows, then straighten your arms and repeat until tired.

• knee: Now bend at the knees until your thighs are parallel with the floor.

Adjective modifier

• sweeping: The roads were great, smooth, dry and with wide sweeping bends and lovely picturesque villages with breathtaking views.

• sharp: I'll not cross the road on sharp bends or near the top of hills.

• right-angled: The pitch is followed by a further 3m descent to a rift-like passage forming two right-angled bends.

• right-hand: As you enter the woods look out for the gate, just after the first tight right-hand bend, it's usually closed.

• left-hand: Riders losing control through left-hand bends accounted for four of these incidents, two of these resulted in death.

• tight: Combe is renowned for its challenging corners and tight bends.

Preposition: of

• lap: The latter passing Dean Barker on the third bend of the third lap in a typically stylish manner.

Noun used with modifier

• hairpin: The car lurches around hairpin bends, its wheels inches from the edge.

• hair-pin: The chase is fast and furious, skidding down stretches of icy road and hair-pin bends.