Bend and Struggle

Bend

Bend verb - To cause to turn away from a straight line.

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Struggle and bend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Struggle" instead a verb "Bend".

Nearby Words: bent, bending, bender, bendy, bended

Struggle verb - To proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually.

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Bend and struggle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bend" instead a verb "Struggle".

Nearby Words: struggled, struggling

time	bend time	struggle time
way	bend way	struggle way
bit	bend bit	struggle bit
little	bend little	struggle little
Other words: water, neck, bullets.

But Murilo, for all his scented black curls and foppish apparel was no weakling to bend his neck to the knife without a struggle.

Source: The Dandy
Some people will be able to make the intuitive leap almost immediately, others will struggle for hours and still never spot the bend in logic that leads to the answer.

Source: Moon Logic Puzzle

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