Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈbɛndə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈbɛndɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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ˈbɛndə
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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ˈbɛndɚ
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
One who, or that which, bends.
A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
A bout of heavy drinking or drug use.
Usage- Slang
- Examples
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He's been out on a bender with his mates.
More examples (1)
A couple of students of Williams College went over to North Adams on a bender. This would have been serious matter under the best of circumstances, but each returned with a “brick in his hat,” etc.
"Wait, is this about the other night when you two lightweights totally went on that bender?"
More examples (2)
We can have a mad one, we can have a bender / Order what you want from the bartender / Come back to mine and all be splender / I'll give you a night to remember
I've really been on a bender and it shows
A homosexual man.
Usage- UK usage
- Derogatory
- Slang
- Examples
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“So they're easy about having a bender in the house, are they, their lordships?”
A simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies.
A suspended sentence.
Usage- UK usage
- Slang
- Examples
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'Oh and Gary, what happened in Ahmed?' 'Not guilty, sir.' 'Oh no! And Tredwell?' 'Bender.' 'Suspended sentence? So both walked. […]
He anticipated a prison sentence though he thought there was a slight possibility of 'getting off on a bender' (suspended sentence).
A sixpence.
Usage- UK usage
- Obsolete
- Slang
- Examples
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More examples (1)
What will you take to be paid out?’ said the butcher. ‘The regular chummage is two–and–six. Will you take three bob?’ ‘And a bender,’ suggested the clerical gentleman. ‘Well, I don’t mind that; it’s only twopence a piece more,’ said Mr. Martin. ‘What do you say, now? We’ll pay you out for three–and–sixpence a week. Come!’
A spree, a frolic.
Usage- US usage
- Obsolete
- Slang
Something exceptional.
Usage- US usage
- Obsolete
- Slang
Interjection
Used to express disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard.
Usage- British
- Obsolete
- Slang
Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
Usage- British
- Obsolete
- Slang
- Examples
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O yes, I'll do it — bender!
Noun
a tool for bending
- Broader terms
- Examples
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he used pliers as a bender
revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
- Synonyms