BENT

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.