Word Meaning

Meaning of bent

- 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 declivity or slope, as of a hill.
- A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.
- Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
- A transverse frame of a framed structure.
- Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
- 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.

Crossword clue for bent

- Angled
- Arched
- Crooked
- Curved
- Frizziest
- furled
- Genuflected
- Hunched over
- Not straight
- oppressed
- Out of shape