bent
See also: Bent
bent - English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: bĕnt, IPA: /bɛnt/
Verb
bent
- simple past tense and past participle of bend
Adjective
bent (comparative benter or more bent, superlative bentest or most bent)
- (Of something that is usually straight) Folded, dented.
- Synonym: crooked
- (colloquial, chiefly UK) Corrupt, dishonest.
- Synonym: crooked
- (derogatory, colloquial, chiefly UK) Homosexual.
- Synonyms: queer; see also homosexual
- Determined or insistent.
- Synonym: hell-bent
- He was bent on going to Texas, but not even he could say why.
- They were bent on mischief.
- (Of a person) leading a life of crime.
- (slang, soccer) Inaccurately aimed.
- That shot was so bent it left the pitch.
- (colloquial, chiefly US) Suffering from the bends.
- (slang) High from both marijuana and alcohol.
- Man, I am so bent right now!
Derived terms
Related terms
- (determined): hell-bent
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Noun
bent (plural bents)
- An inclination or talent.
- He had a natural bent for painting.
- A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
- His mind was of a technical bent.
- The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
- the bent of a bow
- A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
- Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
- (carpentry) A transverse frame of a framed structure; a subunit of framing.
- Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
Synonyms
- (an inclination or talent): disposition, predilection, proclivity, propensity, see also predilection
Derived terms
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Noun
bent (countable and uncountable, plural bents)
Synonyms
(grass): bentgrass
Derived terms
Translations
bent - Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bɛnt/
Verb
bent
bent - Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈbɛnt]
- Hyphenation: bent
Adverb
bent (comparative beljebb or bentebb, superlative legbeljebb or legbentebb)
Related terms
bent - Lithuanian
Adverb
bent
- at least.
bent - Old Norse
Participle
bent
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of bendr
Verb
bent
- supine of benda
bent - Scots
Alternative forms
- bynt
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbɛnt/
Noun
bent (plural bents)
- (archaic, 14th century) Coarse or wiry grass growing upon moorlands.
- (archaic, 15th century) An area covered with coarse or wiry grass; a moor.
Derived terms
- benty (covered in bent)
bent - Turkish
Noun
bent (definite accusative bendi, plural bentler)