act of bending

bow, stoop, bend, succumb

bent, stooping, curved

bowed

(of the eyes) droop, bend, stoop, bow, lean, dip (as a scale), hang down, incline, tend, pay homage to, bow in submission, yield, give a nod, submit

affliction, suffering, grief, sorrow

bent

make one go round in circles

make obeisance, salute respectfully

elasticity

inclination

a gust of wind, whiff, frown

tilting

inclination, the state of being bent, stooping, bending downwards

drooping, bent, curved

give a body dodge, dodge or evade by twisting and turning one's body or by gesture

bend twig while it is young