What is another word for "bend"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "bend": aback, abaft, abase, abasement, about, acclivity, advance, advanced, affect, aft, after, ahead, aid, aitchbone, anterior, anteriority, applicability, aptitude, aptness, arc, arcade, arch, arched, arcuation, ascent, astern, back, background, backside, backwards, bank, bay, beach, beak, before, behind, bending, bent, bevel, bias.