Bender
noun
A period of heavy drinking.
He went on a three-day bender.
Often appears as...
- go on a bender
- weekend bender
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
Someone who can control and manipulate metal.
In the show Avatar, a bender is a person who can control one of the four classic elements.
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Technical
noun
A tool or machine for giving a required shape to metal rods or plates.
He used a bender to shape the metal bar.
Often appears as...
- pipe bender
- bar bender
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A derogatory term for a homosexual man.
He rudely called him a bender.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A period of heavy drinking.
He went on a three-day bender.
Often appears as...
- go on a bender
- weekend bender
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
Someone who can control and manipulate metal.
In the show Avatar, a bender is a person who can control one of the four classic elements.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A tool or machine for giving a required shape to metal rods or plates.
He used a bender to shape the metal bar.
Often appears as...
- pipe bender
- bar bender
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A derogatory term for a homosexual man.
He rudely called him a bender.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used informally, often among friends referring to heavy drinking.
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Mike has been on a bender.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies excessive or uncontrolled alcohol consumption, usually seen in a bad light.
Her bender left her with a massive hangover and a lot of regret.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Professional
Avoid using 'bender' in formal or professional contexts; it's casual speech.
I can't come to work, I was on a bender this weekend.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used informally, often among friends referring to heavy drinking.
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Mike has been on a bender.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies excessive or uncontrolled alcohol consumption, usually seen in a bad light.
Her bender left her with a massive hangover and a lot of regret.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Professional
Avoid using 'bender' in formal or professional contexts; it's casual speech.
I can't come to work, I was on a bender this weekend.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used informally, often among friends referring to heavy drinking.
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Mike has been on a bender.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies excessive or uncontrolled alcohol consumption, usually seen in a bad light.
Her bender left her with a massive hangover and a lot of regret.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Professional
Avoid using 'bender' in formal or professional contexts; it's casual speech.
I can't come to work, I was on a bender this weekend.
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The Secret to Mastering...
I call these events disruptors. The total number was 52, so I created the Deck of Disruptors. Some of them are small, like breaking your ankle or a fender bender.
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The Many Gods of the...
millions this is a little thoroughfare in the holy city of Varanasi I'm meeting historian bender barangay pain to find out how Hindus see their gods
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The Secret to Mastering...
I call these events disruptors. The total number was 52, so I created the Deck of Disruptors. Some of them are small, like breaking your ankle or a fender bender.
Video examples
The Many Gods of the...
millions this is a little thoroughfare in the holy city of Varanasi I'm meeting historian bender barangay pain to find out how Hindus see their gods
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Ernie Johnson Jr.
I've been called a point guard, I've been called a traffic cop, I've been called a ringmaster, a lion tamer, whatever. And I guess the thing about the traffic cop is I'm more of a rogue traffic cop because a good traffic cop doesn't want any fender benders.
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Anthony Doerr
American Writer
Pretty much every night of their lives, my 8-year-old sons have absorbed themselves entirely in books. As toddlers, they pointed out pictures, made conjectures; lately, we find them in their bunk beds embarked upon two-hour comic-reading benders.
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Steven Crowder
Canadian Actor
I can tell you beyond any doubt, that my lady is able to control herself and stick to her values regardless of circumstance. Just as surely, she can say the same about me (Ben & Jerry's benders notwithstanding).
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Woody Harrelson
American Actor
I related to his disillusionment. Thinking that he was going for this big dream. Then he kind of saw through it all at one point and went back home. Then he started a bender, which I can relate to of course.
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Bryan Konietzko
American Director
Though we did have a few main characters in 'Avatar' who represented the non-benders of the world, most of the people we focused on were benders. However, benders are the minority in their world population.
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Sharon Stone
American Actress
I go on benders where I just exercise like a maniac. And then I go on benders where I just can only take baths. Like, I have to lay down to bathe, and I could go on that for six months.
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Holly Hunter
American Actress
With longevity comes, 'Nothing is going to kill me; I cannot irreparably damage my career.' Those days are over. The most I can sustain are fender benders.
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James Wolcott
American Critic
With 'Black Swan,' the ballerina saga flips its tiara and goes on a hallucinatory bender, a scary acid trip where transfiguration and disfiguration meet.
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Nicola Peltz
American Actress
My role is Katara: in 'The Last Airbender,' I'm a water bender from the southern water tribe, and my character is really strong but also loving.
Quote examples
Ernie Johnson Jr.
I've been called a point guard, I've been called a traffic cop, I've been called a ringmaster, a lion tamer, whatever. And I guess the thing about the traffic cop is I'm more of a rogue traffic cop because a good traffic cop doesn't want any fender benders.
Quote examples
Anthony Doerr
American Writer
Pretty much every night of their lives, my 8-year-old sons have absorbed themselves entirely in books. As toddlers, they pointed out pictures, made conjectures; lately, we find them in their bunk beds embarked upon two-hour comic-reading benders.
Quote examples
Steven Crowder
Canadian Actor
I can tell you beyond any doubt, that my lady is able to control herself and stick to her values regardless of circumstance. Just as surely, she can say the same about me (Ben & Jerry's benders notwithstanding).
Quote examples
Woody Harrelson
American Actor
I related to his disillusionment. Thinking that he was going for this big dream. Then he kind of saw through it all at one point and went back home. Then he started a bender, which I can relate to of course.
Quote examples
Bryan Konietzko
American Director
Though we did have a few main characters in 'Avatar' who represented the non-benders of the world, most of the people we focused on were benders. However, benders are the minority in their world population.
Quote examples
Sharon Stone
American Actress
I go on benders where I just exercise like a maniac. And then I go on benders where I just can only take baths. Like, I have to lay down to bathe, and I could go on that for six months.
Quote examples
Holly Hunter
American Actress
With longevity comes, 'Nothing is going to kill me; I cannot irreparably damage my career.' Those days are over. The most I can sustain are fender benders.
Quote examples
James Wolcott
American Critic
With 'Black Swan,' the ballerina saga flips its tiara and goes on a hallucinatory bender, a scary acid trip where transfiguration and disfiguration meet.
Quote examples
Nicola Peltz
American Actress
My role is Katara: in 'The Last Airbender,' I'm a water bender from the southern water tribe, and my character is really strong but also loving.
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