bent

1. of Bend Source: opted

2. imp. & p. p. of Bend. Source: opted

3. a. & p. p. Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever. Source: opted

4. 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. Source: opted

5. v. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow. Source: opted

6. v. A declivity or slope, as of a hill. Source: opted

7. v. A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim. Source: opted

8. v. Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course. Source: opted

9. v. A transverse frame of a framed structure. Source: opted

10. v. Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. Source: opted

11. n. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass. Source: opted

12. n. A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America. Source: opted

13. n. Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor. Source: opted

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