- ear|bend|er
- ear|bend|er «IHR BEHN duhr», noun.U.S. Informal. a person or thing that compels one to listen.
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bend — bend1 [ bend ] (past tense and past participle bent [ bent ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to lean forward and downward or move the top part of your body forward and downward: He bent and kissed her quickly. bend forward: She bent… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ear — noun 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (C) one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with: Lou turned to Mark and whispered something in his ear. 2 HEARING (U) the ability to hear sounds: too high pitched to be heard by the human ear | have… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bend — I UK [bend] / US verb Word forms bend : present tense I/you/we/they bend he/she/it bends present participle bending past tense bent UK [bent] / US past participle bent *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to lean forwards and downwards, or to move … English dictionary
bend — 1 bend, verb past tense and past participle bent bent 1 MOVE YOUR BODY (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move the top half of your body forwards or downwards (+ towards/across etc): He bent towards me and whispered in my ear. | bend over (=bend … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big … Collocations dictionary
bend someone's ear — bend someone’s ear informal phrase to talk to someone for a long time, especially in order to complain about something or to discuss a problem Thesaurus: to discuss somethingsynonym to complainsynonym Main entry: bend * * * … Useful english dictionary
bend — ► VERB (past and past part. bent) 1) give or have a curved or angled shape, form, or course. 2) lean or curve the body downwards; stoop. 3) force or be forced to give in. 4) interpret or modify (a rule) to suit oneself. 5) direct (one s attention … English terms dictionary
ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(hearing)¦ 3¦(grain)¦ 4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear 5 6 a sympathetic ear 7 close/shut your ears to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
bend someone's ear — bend (someone s) ear informal to talk to someone for a long time, usually about something boring. Don t let her bend your ear about how overworked she is. (often + about) … New idioms dictionary
bend ear — bend (someone s) ear informal to talk to someone for a long time, usually about something boring. Don t let her bend your ear about how overworked she is. (often + about) … New idioms dictionary
