pend
[verb]
Synonyms: depend, hang (on or upon), hinge (on or upon), stand (on or upon), turn (on or upon)

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pend noun¹. [pɛnd] Scot. LME.
[French pendre or Latin pendere hang.]
1. An arch; an arched or vaulted roof, passage, or entrance. LME.

2. fig. The vault of heaven, the sky. M17.

3. An arched conduit; a covered sewer. E19.

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pend noun². [pɛnd] M16.
[Alt. of PEN noun¹. Cf. PEND verb¹.]
1. = PEN noun¹ 1. Only in M16.

2. Pressure; fig. an emergency, a pinch. dial. E19.

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pend verb¹ trans. [pɛnd] LME.
[Alt. of PEN verb¹. Cf. PEND noun².]
1. Pen or shut in; confine. Freq. foll. by up. LME-L18.

2. Pinch. dial. E19.

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pend verb² trans. [pɛnd] Scot. LME.
[from PEND noun¹.]
Arch, vault.

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pend verb³. [pɛnd] L15.
[App. from French pendre hang from late Latin from Latin pendere, or aphet. from APPEND verb or DEPEND.]
1. verb intrans. & trans. Hang; be attached or attach to. Now literary. L15.

2. verb intrans. Depend on. Now dial. M16.

3. verb intrans. Hang over, incline, lean. obsolete exc. dial. L17.

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pend verb⁴ trans. [pɛnd] colloq. M20.
[Back-form. from PENDING.]
Treat as pending; postpone deciding on or attending to.

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