bender

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bender
    n 1: a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender"
    2: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn: {carouse},
       {carousal}, {bender}, {toot}, {booze-up}]
    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}, {bender}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bender \Bend"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, bends.
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   2. An instrument used for bending.
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   3. A drunken spree. [Low, U. S.] --Bartlett.
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   4. A sixpence. [Slang, Eng.]
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

37 Moby Thesaurus words for "bender":
      bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, binge, booze, bout,
      brannigan, bum, bust, carousal, carouse, celebration, compotation,
      debauch, drinking bout, drunk, drunken carousal, escapade, fling,
      guzzle, jag, lark, orgy, ploy, potation, pub-crawl, randan, randy,
      revel, soak, spree, symposium, tear, toot, wassail, wingding

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