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bend the rules

bend the rule
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bend stressed th ee rool]
    • /bɛnd stressed ði rul/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bend stressed th ee rool]
    • /bɛnd stressed ði rul/

Definitions of bend the rules words

  • noun bend the rules to ignore rules or change them to suit one's own convenience 3
  • verb bend the rules (Idiomatic) (US) To do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited. 0
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Parts of speech for Bend the rules

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bend the rules

bend the rules popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bend the rules

verb bend the rules

  • vary — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
  • differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
  • depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
  • veer — to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
  • diverge — to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
All 66 Synonyms of bend the rules

Antonyms for bend the rules

verb bend the rules

  • straighten — make straight
  • stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
  • go straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
All 14 Antonyms of bend the rules

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