meaning of bent
1. imp. & p. p. of Bend.
2. Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
3. 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.
4. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
5. A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
6. A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.
7. Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
8. A transverse frame of a framed structure.
9. Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
10. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
11. A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
12. Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.
13. Same as Bent, a kind of grass.
14. of Bend
15. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldnt get the hang of
">it"
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