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