imp. & p. | 1. | |
a. & p. p. | 1. | Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; |
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; | |
n. | 1. | The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; |
2. | A declivity or slope, as of a hill. | |
3. | A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim. | |
4. | Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course. | |
5. | (Carp.) A transverse frame of a framed structure. | |
6. | Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. | |
1. | A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass. | |
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. |
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" | |
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" | |
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" | |
5. | bent - of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" |