Etymology : Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English bend fetter; more at BAND
Pronunciation : 'bend
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. inclination, tendency; aptitude, natural talent; partiality, fondness. inclined; corrupt; crazy; gay, homosexual; determined.
2. drun.
3. sad: "You got me bent like elbows, amongst other things " -- Outkast (Aliens [???].
4. stolen. bent\bent\ , imp. & p. p. of bend.bent \bent\, a. & p. p.
5. changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
6. 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 \bent\, n. [see:
bend, n. & v.].
7. the state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow. [obs.].
8. a declivity or slope, as of a hill. [r.].
9. a leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim. with a native bent did good pursue.
10. particular direction or tendency; flexion; course. bents and turns of the matter.
11. (carp.) a transverse frame of a framed structure.
12. tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. [archaic] the full bent and stress of the soul.
13. dike. embankment.
14. imp. & p. p. of Bend.
15. Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
16. 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.
17. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
18. A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
19. A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.
20. Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
21. A transverse frame of a framed structure.
22. Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
23. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
24. A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp.
25. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop.
26. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
27. Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor. 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" a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders" fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" altered from an originally straight condition; "a bent wire".
28. clause, article, barrage, dike, dyke, embankment, limb, strophe, weir. "dam, dike, barrage, weir; paragraph, article".
29. dam, dike, weir.
30. reservoir. dam.
31. article. dike. dam. weir. reservoir. paragraph. clause. embankments. item. subclause. subparagraph.
32. To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee.
33. To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.
34. To apply closely or with interest; to direct.
35. To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.
36. To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor.
37. To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.
38. To jut over; to overhang.
39. To be inclined; to be directed.
40. To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
41. A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road.
42. Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
43. A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post.
44. The best quality of sole leather; a butt.
45. See Butt.
46. Hard, indurated clay; bind. same as caisson disease.
47. Usually referred to as the bends.
48. A band.
49. One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field.
50. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base. curved segment diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" change direction; "The road bends" form a curve; "The stick does not bend".
51. 1. Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
52. If an object is bent, it is damaged and no longer has its correct shape. The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind.
53. If a person is bent, their body has become curved because of old age or disease. a bent, frail, old man.
54. disapproval If someone is bent on doing something, especially something harmful, they are determined to do it. He's bent on suicide.
55. If you have a bent for something, you have a natural ability to do it or a natural interest in it. His bent for natural history directed him towards his first job. = flair.
56. If someone is of a particular bent, they hold a particular set of beliefs. economists of a socialist bent. = persuasion.
57. If you say that someone in a position of responsibility is bent, you mean that they are dishonest or do illegal things. this bent accountant.
58. If someone is bent double, the top part of their body is leaning forward towards their legs, usually because they are in great pain or because they are laughing a lot. In American English, you can also say that someone is bent over double. He left the courtroom on the first day bent double with stomach pain. the past tense and past participle of bend.
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