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BENDER
curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender
(noun) a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
carouse, carousal, bender, toot, booze-up
(noun) revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
bender
(noun) a tool for bending; “he used pliers as a bender”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bender (plural benders)
One who, or that which, bends.
A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
(chiefly, UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
A simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies
(UK, slang) A suspended sentence.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A sixpence.
(obsolete, slang, US) A spree, a frolic.
(obsolete, slang, US) Something exceptional.
Usage notes
In sense “bout of heavy drinking”, usually in form “on a bender”.
Synonyms
• (bout of heavy drinking): binge, spree, toot
• (homosexual man): See Thesaurus:male homosexual
• (shelter): bender tent
Interjection
bender
(obsolete, British slang) Used to express disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard. [early 19th c.]
(obsolete, British slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically. [early 19th c.]
Synonyms
• (disbelief): See Thesaurus:bullshit
• (sarcasm): I don't think, not
Anagrams
• Berden, berend, rebend
Etymology
Proper noun
Bender
A surname.
Anagrams
• Berden, berend, rebend
Source: Wiktionary
Bend"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, bends.
2. An instrument used for bending.
3. A drunken spree. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.
4. A sixpence. [Slang, Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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