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bend·er

 (bĕn′dər)
n.
1. One that bends: a bender of iron bars; a bender of the truth.
2. Slang A spree, especially a drinking spree.
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bender

(ˈbɛndə)
n
1. informal a drinking bout
2. slang offensive Brit a male homosexual
3. (Building) informal a makeshift shelter constructed by placing tarpaulin or plastic sheeting over bent saplings or woven branches
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bend•er

(ˈbɛn dər)

n.
1. a person or thing that bends.
2. Slang. a drinking spree.
[1200–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bender - a tool for bendingbender - a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender"
tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
2.bender - revelry in drinkingbender - revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
booze-up, carousal, carouse, toot
revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking
3.bender - a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batterbender - a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
breaking ball, curve ball, curve
pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
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bender

noun
Slang. A drinking bout:
binge, brannigan, carousal, carouse, drunk, spree.
Slang: bat, booze, jag, tear.
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Translations
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bender

[ˈbendəʳ] N
1. to go on a bender → ir de juerga, ir de borrachera
2. (= tent) → choza f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bender

[ˈbɛndər] n (= drinking session) → beuverie f
to go on a bender → aller se cuiter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bender

n (Brit inf) → Kneipkur f (hum inf); to go on a bender (Brit inf) → sich besaufen (inf); (= go on pub-crawl) → auf eine Sauftour gehen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bender

[ˈbɛndəʳ] n (fam) → sbronza
to go on a bender → prendersi una sbronza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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