Bent

imp. & p.	1.	imp. & p. p. of Bend.
a. & p. p.	1.	Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
	2.	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.
n.	1.	The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
	2.	A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
	3.	A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim. With a native bent did good pursue. - Dryden.
	4.	Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course. Bents and turns of the matter. - Locke.
	5.	(Carp.) A transverse frame of a framed structure.
	6.	Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. The full bent and stress of the soul. - Norris.
	1.	A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass. His spear a bent, both stiff and strong. - Drayton.
	2.	(Bot.) A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
	3.	Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor. Bowmen bickered upon the bent. - Chevy Chase.

Noun	1.	bent - a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" Synonyms: set
	2.	bent - grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens Synonyms: bent grass, bent-grass
	3.	bent - a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" Synonyms: hang, knack
Adj.	1.	bent - altered from an originally straight condition; "a bent wire"
	2.	bent - fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" Synonyms: bent on, dead set, intent on, out to
	3.	bent - used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back" Synonyms: bended
	4.	bent - used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders" Synonyms: bowed, inclined
	5.	bent - of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" Synonyms: dented, crumpled

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