1. bent - Noun
2. bent - Adjective
3. bent - Verb
Derived from bend
5. bent - Adjective Satellite
6. Bent - Proper noun
of Bend
imp. & p. p. of Bend.
Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
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.
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.
A transverse frame of a framed structure.
A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.
Source: Webster's dictionaryYesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. Kahlil Gibran
But how carve way i' the life that lies before, If bent on groaning ever for the past? Robert Browning
Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape. Charles Dickens
A diplomat should be yielding and supple as a creeper that can be bent but not broken. Malawi Proverb
The higher the bamboo, the more it can be bent. Filipino Proverb
You will break the bow if you keep it always bent. Greek Proverb