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Meaning Of Bent
of Bend
imp. & p. p. of Bend.
a. & p. p.
Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight;
crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
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.
v.
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a
straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
v.
A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
v.
A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination;
disposition; purpose; aim.
v.
Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
v.
A transverse frame of a framed structure.
v.
Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
n.
A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
n.
A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or
redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
n.
Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.