you have when you are very surprised by something and do not believe that it is true; People's usual reaction to bad news is shock and disbelief. stare/watch in disbeUe// stared at him
in disbelief. ' You're not serious, surely?"
what you say when you do not believe what someone is telling you
Qyou're kidding/you're joking
ipv 'kidiq, p:r 'd^ookiq spokfn informal say this when you are very surprised by what someone has just said and cannot believe that it is true; They got married! You're kidding!
A\ Only say this to friends and people who you know well.
О COme off it клт 'of it spoken informal say this wnen you cannot believe what someone has said, and you think they do not really believe it themselves: "I'm going to fail!" "Oh come off it, you couldn't possibly fail after all the work you've done."
A\ Only say this to friends and people
BELIEVE/NOT BELIEVE
who you know well. If you use come off it to people who you do not know well, it will seem rude.
pick up the ball. I I can't bend down because I've hurt my back.
bow bao [и 1] to bend your head and the upper part of your body forward slightly, in order to show respect or as a formal greeting: All the men turned and bowed as the Emperor passed.
crouch /krautJ/ [v I] to
bend your legs under you and bring your body
close to the ground: I saw him crouching behind some bushes, crouch down She
crouched down to watch the spider.
bend down
He bent down to pick up the papers.
bow
crouch
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curl up
BEND
opposite stwaicht
D to bend your body, or
part of your body
bend 'bend; [u \/T] if you bend, you move the top part of your body forwards or down, if you bend your arm. leg. or knee, you move it so that it folds at the joint: Bend your arms and then stretch them upwards.
+ forward/towards/across She bent towards me and whispered in my ear.
bending - bent - havt» bent
bend over/bend down bend ouvy,
,bend daon [р/irasa/ verb I] to bend the top part of your body down, for example to pick something up: She bent over to
CUrl Up /<кз:г1 лр (phrasal verb I] to lie or sit wiln your arms and legs bent close to your body: I just want to curl up in my chair and watch TV.
Q to bend something
bend bend [и T] to push or press something into a curved shape, or fold it to form an angle: I hit the nail too hard and bent it a little.
bend sth back/down/mto Bend the wire
into an 'S' shape.
bending - bent - have bent
twist/twist/ [u T] to bend and turn something, such as wire or rope, several times twist sth around/through/into He twisted a coil of wire around the handle. I Her hair was twisted into a knot at the back of her head.
И easy to bend
flexible/'fleks^wl/ [adj] something that is flexible is easy to bend: shoes with flexible rubber soles 1 A long flexible hose is attached to the tap.
В not easy to bend
Stiff/stif/ [adj] hard, and difficult to bend: a sheet of stiff cardboard I The hairs on its back were stiff, as though it was frightened.
rigid /'rid3^d/ [adj] an object that is rigid cannot be bent at alclass="underline" The framework of the aircraft is rigid but light. I a rigid metal structure
E3 someone who finds it
easy to bend their arms, back etc
suppleI'sApM/ [adj] someone who is supple can bend and stretch very easily and comfortably: a supple young gymnast
Ш something that is not
straight
bent /bent/ [adj] something that is bent is no longer flat or straight: How did this
spoon get bent? I The lid is bent and it
won't shut. I Stand with your legs slightly bent.
twisted /'twistid/ [adj] twisted
something that is twisted is bent in many different directions: The driver was dead, and the car was a heap of twisted metal.
curved /k3irvd/ [adj]
something that is curved has a smooth round bend in it: a sword with a curved blade
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wavy / weivi/ [adj] wavy lines or hair have a lot of smooth curves in a regular pattern: A series of wavy lines appeared on the screen. I She had long wavy brown hair.
wavy
wavy hair wavy lines
В when a road, river, or path bends
bend/bend/ [n C] a place on a road, river, or path where it turns to go in a different direction: Soon you come to a point where there's a bend
in the river. I The car came round the bend too fast, a sharp bend (=one that turns suddenly) After you've passed the church, you go around a sharp bend.
curve/кз:гу/ [v 1] a road, river, or path that curves has a long smooth bend in it, like part of a circle: From here the railway curves oway towards the town. I a sandy beach curving gently around the bay curving /'k33rvii]/ [adj only before noun] a wide curving staircase