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Also Inflected form of bend

bent

UK/bɛnt/ US/ˈbɛnt/ fairly common slang uk us
adjective (5) noun (3)

adjective

1.

altered from an originally straight condition

  • “a bent wire”
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2.

fixed in your purpose

  • “bent on going to the theater”
  • “dead set against intervening”
  • “out to win every event”
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3.

used of the back and knees; stooped

  • “on bended knee”
  • “with bent (or bended) back”
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4.

used especially of the head or upper back

  • “a bent head and sloping shoulders”
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5.

of metal e.g.

  • “bent nails”
  • “a car with a crumpled front end”
  • “dented fenders”
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noun

1.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

  • “the set of his mind was obvious”
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2.

grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

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3.

a special way of doing something

  • “he had a bent for it”
  • “he had a special knack for getting into trouble”
  • “he couldn”
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Origin

From Middle English bent-, preterite stem (as in bente, benten, etc.), and Middle English bent, ibent, ybent, past participle forms of Middle English benden (“to bend”). Equivalent to bend + -t.

Phrases

  • at the top of one's bent
  • bent as a butcher's hook
  • bent as a nine-bob note
  • bent as a two bob
  • bent car
  • bent copper
  • bent edge
  • bent fork
  • bent function
  • brown bent
  • colonial bent
  • common bent

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