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Noun: bent bent- A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- set - Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
- bent grass, bent-grass - An area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
- A special way of doing something
"he had a bent for it"
- knack, hang
Adjective: bent bent- Fixed in your purpose
"bent on going to the theatre"
- bent on, dead set, out to - Used of the back and knees; stooped
"with bent back"
- bended - Of metal e.g.
"bent nails"
- crumpled, dented - [Brit] Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
- crooked, corrupt - [Brit, vulgar] Homosexual
Verb: bend (bent) bend- Form a curve
"The stick does not bend"
- flex - Change direction
"The road bends" - Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
"bend the rod"
- flex, deform, twist, turn - Bend one's back forward from the waist on down
- crouch, stoop, bow - Turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
- deflect, turn away - Bend a joint
"bend your knees"
- flex
Derived forms: bents See also: bendable, bender, damaged, dishonest, dishonorable [US], dishonourable [Brit, Cdn], honestness, honesty, resolute, sneaky, underhand, underhanded, unerect, unlawful Type of: change form, change shape, deform, disposition, endowment, gift, grass, grassland, inclination, move, natural endowment, talent, tendency, turn Antonym: straighten, unbend Part of: Agrostis, genus Agrostis Encyclopedia: Bend, OR MSA Bend, OR Bend Bend, Or Bend, Texas Bend, TX Bend, Oregon Bent |