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bender

noun
bend·​er | \ ˈben-dər How to pronounce bender (audio) \
plural benders

Definition of bender

1 : one that bends
2 : spree hungover after a weekend bender
3 baseball, informal : curveball … throws a nasty bender in the zone … .— Tim Kurkjian
4 or bender tent, British : a simple shelter consisting of a framework of branches covered with a tarpaulin The teenager had left to live in a bender, a home-made shelter in the woods … .— Emma Cooney

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Examples of bender in a Sentence

He went on a bender and was drunk all weekend. didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender

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But the gang eventually agreed to the homecoming that takes TV’s nostalgia bender to blurred vision levels. Los Angeles Times, "The new ‘90210’ is a nostalgia bender with a meta twist. Will that turn off diehards?," 5 Aug. 2019 Hemsworth reimagined his epic hero as a cheerful doofball with a busted hammer, letting Thompson dominate as a charisma firebomb on a millennia-deep bender. Darren Franich, EW.com, "Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson reunite for eerily bland Men in Black: International: EW review," 12 June 2019 Ronnie wakes up in a jail cell — post-bender — and after getting an earful from Det. Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, "'The Chi': Emmett takes action and Kevin gets grounded," 9 June 2019 The 181 mind benders and games all use real-world scenarios that athletes, military personnel, and first responders might encounter. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "If You Can Solve This Puzzle, You Can Survive the Apocalypse," 17 Jan. 2019 Battle’s visions appear to represent a bridge between the previous generation of circuit benders and what its future could look like. Dani Deahl, The Verge, "Circuit bending: Hacking a Furby in the name of music," 14 Sep. 2018 Desks line one wall of the plant so engineers and marketers can work cheek-to-jowl, while heavy manufacturing equipment like laser cutters, tube benders, and CNC machines lines the far wall. Edward Niedermeyer, Ars Technica, "Arcimoto raised $19 million to build “fun utility vehicles”—now what?," 11 July 2018 Newbury came up with a bender of a trip, exploring 66 countries over two years via private jet. Marisa Meltzer, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Latest Travel Trend? Super Sabbaticals," 24 Dec. 2018

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First Known Use of bender

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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bender

noun

English Language Learners Definition of bender

informal : a period when someone gets very drunk

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