bender

Noun
US[ben-der]/ˈbɛndɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms: carousecarousaltootbooze-upcurvecurve ballbreaking ball

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)benders

  1. a tool for bending“he used pliers as a bender”Type of tool
  2. revelry in drinking; a merry drinking partySynonyms: carousecarousaltootbooze-upType of revel, revelry
  3. a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batterSynonyms: curvecurve ballbreaking ballType of pitch, delivery

Related words bend verb, flex verb, carouse verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Bend′er (…), noun

1. One who, or that which, bends.

2. An instrument used for bending.

3. A drunken spree. Low, U. S. John Russell. Bartlett

4. A sixpence. Slang, Eng.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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