Bent: English to English |
Bent () imp. & p. p. of Bend. |
Bent () 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 (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.) A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass. |
Bent (n.) Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor. |
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.) A transverse frame of a framed structure. |
Bent (v.) Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course. |
Bent (v.) Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. |
Bent (v.) The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow. |