bent

Speech parts

1. bent - Noun

2. bent - Adjective

3. bent - Verb

Derived from bend

5. bent - Adjective Satellite

6. Bent - Proper noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

predilection propensity set turn crooked bias curved twisted disposition inclination angled deformed leaning bowed aptitude
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Antonyms

cathedral god-fearing strong loathing silken detestation
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Hypernyms

grass endowment gift disposition inclination talent

Hyponyms

brown bent creeping bentgrass Agrostis canina dog bent Rhode Island bent Agrostis palustris

Phrases with the word

bent out of shape bent over rough bent colonial bent common bent bent upon

Examples

Yesterday 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

Close letter words and terms

Benstead benstonite bensulide bent as a nine-bob note bent as a two bob bent blade