Definition:
- () of Bend
- () imp. & p. p. of Bend.
- (a. & p. p.) Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
- (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.
- (v.) The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
- (v.) A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
- (v.) A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.
- (v.) Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
- (v.) A transverse frame of a framed structure.
- (v.) Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
- (n.) A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
- (n.) A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
- (n.) Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.
Compare bent with other words:
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ben vs. bent
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bent vs. crimped
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bent vs. hookedness
bent vs. kirked
bent vs. curvicostate
bent vs. yieldable
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bent vs. recurved
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bent vs. folded
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bent vs. mobile
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bent vs. sway
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aptitude vs. bent
bent vs. unbent
bended vs. bent
bent vs. curvate
bent vs. kinked
bent vs. compassing
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bent vs. crabbed
bendy vs. bent
bendable vs. bent
bent vs. flection
bent vs. warped
bent vs. hooked
bent vs. pliable
bent vs. curved
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bent vs. crank
bent vs. tamil
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bent vs. flexible
bent vs. joint
bent vs. crook
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bent vs. inflected
bent vs. proclivity
bent vs. propensity
bent vs. disposition
bent vs. predilection
bent vs. inclination
bent vs. talent
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bent vs. queer
bent vs. shooting
bent vs. crooked
alcohol vs. bent
bent vs. crime
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bend vs. bent
bent vs. insistent
bent vs. straight
and vs. bent