From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. One who, or that which, bends.
2. An instrument used for bending.
3. A drunken spree. [Low, U. S.] --Bartlett.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender"
2: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn: {carouse}, {carousal}, {toot}, {booze-up}]
3: a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter [syn: {curve}, {curve ball}, {breaking ball}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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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Let's see what we can do if we put our heads together.
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