bends the rules

A form of bend the rules — To do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of bend the rules
Cite this entry
APA

bends the rules. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bends%20the%20rules

MLA

“bends the rules.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bends%20the%20rules. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bends the rules,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bends%20the%20rules.

Source: bends the rules on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.