Bender

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bender \Bend"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, bends.
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     2. An instrument used for bending.
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     3. A drunken spree. [Low, U. S.] --Bartlett.
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     4. A sixpence. [Slang, Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bender
       n 1: a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender"
       2: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn: {carouse},
           {carousal}, {toot}, {booze-up}]
       3: a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it
          approach the batter [syn: {curve}, {curve ball}, {breaking
          ball}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "bender":
     bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, binge, booze, bout,
     brannigan, bum, bust, carousal, carouse, celebration, compotation,
     debauch, drinking bout, drunk, drunken carousal, escapade, fling,
     guzzle, jag, lark, orgy, ploy, potation, pub-crawl, randan, randy,
     revel, soak, spree, symposium, tear, toot, wassail, wingding