1. a tool for bending - he used pliers as a bender • Derivationally related forms: bend • Hypernyms: tool 2. revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party • Syn: carouse, carousal, toot, booze-up • Derivationally related forms: carouse (for: carousal), carouse (for: carouse) • Hypernyms: revel, revelry 3. a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter • Syn: curve, curve ball, breaking ball • Derivationally related forms: bend • Hypernyms: pitch, delivery