bender

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛndə(r)

Noun

bender (plural benders)

1. One who, or that which, bends.
   1. A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
2. (slang) A bout of heavy drinking.

   He's been out on a bender with his mates.

3. (chiefly UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
4. a simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies
5. (obsolete, UK, slang) A sixpence.

Synonyms

• (bout of heavy drinking): binge, spree, toot
• (shelter): bender tent

Derived terms

• conduit bender
• pipe bender

Translations

device to help bending

Bulgarian: огъвач (bg) m. Finnish: taivutin (fi)

Russian: трубогиб (ru) m., трубогибочный станок (ru) m.

slang: bout of heavy drinking

Bulgarian: гуляй (bg) m., пиянство (bg) n. Finnish: dokaamassa (fi) (verb form)

Polish: popijawa (pl) f. Russian: попойка (ru) (popójka) f., пьянка (ru) (p'jánka) f.

slang: homosexual man

Bulgarian: педераст (bg) m. Finnish: hintti (fi) French: tarlouze (fr) f.

Greek: πούστης (el) m. Italian: frocio (it) m. Norwegian: skeiv (no) m.

simple shelter — see bender tent

Anagrams

• rebend