English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Bent
of Bend
Bent
imp. & p. p. of Bend.
Bent
(a. & p. p.)
Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight;
crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
Bent
(a. & p. p.)
Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be
resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character,
disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going
to college; he is bent on mischief.
Bent
(v.)
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a
straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
Bent
(v.)
A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
Bent
(v.)
A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination;
disposition; purpose; aim.
Bent
(v.)
Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
Bent
(v.)
A transverse frame of a framed structure.
Bent
(v.)
Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
Bent
(n.)
A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
Bent
(n.)
A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or
redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
Bent
(n.)
Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.