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   bent

   /bɛnt/

   verb

   • 1. past and past participle of bend

   adjective

   • 1. sharply curved or having an angle: "a piece of bent wire" Similar twistedcrookedwarpedcontorteddeformedmisshapenout of shapeirregularbowedarchedcurvedrecurvedangledhookedkinkedkinkyinformal:pretzeledOpposite straight
   • 2. determined to do or have: "a missionary bent on saving souls"
   • 3. dishonest; corrupt: informal British "a bent cop" Similar corruptcorruptiblebribablebuyablevenalfraudulentswindlinggraftingcriminallawlessvillainousdishonestunderhandunprincipledunscrupulousamoraldishonourableuntrustworthydouble-dealingrottenmalfeasantinformal:crookedshadytrickydodgyarchaic:hollow-heartedOpposite law-abiding
   • ▪ stolen.
   • 4. homosexual (typically used of a man). offensive British

   noun

   • 1. a natural talent or inclination: "a man of a religious bent"

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   • Define bent on. bent on synonyms, bent on pronunciation, bent on translation, English dictionary definition of bent on. Adj. 1. bent on - fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" bent, dead set, out to...

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   What does Bend mean?

   • bend الفِعل الماضي والتصريف الثالِث مِن, مُلتَوٍ, مُنحَنٍ… passato semplice e participio passato di “bend”, curvo, storto… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BENT definition: 1. past simple and past participle of bend 2. curved and not straight or flat: 3. (especially of a…. Learn more.

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   What does bent mean in civil engineering?

   • Civil Engineering. a transverse frame, as of a bridge or an aqueduct, designed to support either vertical or horizontal loads. Archaic. bent state or form; curvature. the simple past tense and past participle of bend 1. bent grass ( def ). a stalk of bent grass. Scot., North England. (formerly) any stiff grass or sedge.

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   What is the past tense of Bend?

   • the simple past tense and past participle of bend 1. bent grass ( def ). a stalk of bent grass. Scot., North England. (formerly) any stiff grass or sedge. British Dialect. a moor; heath; tract of uncultivated, grassy land, used as a pasture or hunting preserve.

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     BEND definition: 1. to (cause to) curve: 2. to move your...

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     BENT definition: 1. curved and not now straight or flat: 2....

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   bent: [adjective] changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition.

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   Bent definition: curved; crooked. See examples of BENT used in a sentence.

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   10 meanings: 1. not straight; curved 2. fixed (on a course of action); resolved (to); determined (to) 3. slang a. dishonest;.... Click for more definitions.

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   Define bent. bent synonyms, bent pronunciation, bent translation, English dictionary definition of bent. v. Past tense and past participle of bend1. adj. 1. Altered from an originally straight or even condition: picked up pieces of bent wire.

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   If you have a knack or aptitude for doing something, you can say you have a bent for it. Perhaps you have a bent for woodworking, creating fabulous desserts, or writing poetry, you are good at it.

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