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Bent

adjective

1.

Fixed in your purpose. Synonyms: bent on, dead set, out to. "Dead set against intervening" , "Out to win every event"

2.

Used of the back and knees; stooped. Synonym: bended. "With bent (or bended) back"

3.

Of metal e.g.. Synonyms: crumpled, dented. "A car with a crumpled front end" , "Dented fenders"

noun

1.

A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way. Synonym: set.

2.

Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens. Synonyms: bent-grass, bent grass.

3.

An area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges.

4.

A special way of doing something. Synonyms: hang, knack. "He had a special knack for getting into trouble" , "He couldn't get the hang of it"

Bend

verb

(past & past part. bent; pres. part. bending)

1.

Form a curve. Synonym: flex.

2.

Change direction.

3.

Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form. Synonyms: deform, flex, turn, twist. "Twist the dough into a braid" , "The strong man could turn an iron bar"

4.

Bend one's back forward from the waist on down. Synonyms: bow, crouch, stoop. "She bowed before the Queen" , "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

5.

Turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest. Synonyms: deflect, turn away.

6.

Bend a joint. Synonym: flex. "Bend your knees"

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"Bent" Quotes from Famous Books

... priest (Vasishtha). Thereupon that foremost of righteous persons viz., Vasishtha, underwent very severe penances and, causing those Rakshasas to be slain, ascertained the true course upon which Muchukunda was bent. When king Vaisravana's troops were being slaughtered, he showed himself unto ...

— The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 - Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 • Unknown

... on the whole wages are higher to-day in the United States than ever before in our history, and far higher than in any other country. The standard of living is also higher than ever before. Every effort of legislator and administrator should be bent to secure the permanency of this condition of things and its improvement wherever possible. Not only must our labor be protected by the tariff, but it should also be protected so far as it is possible from the ...

— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various

... kindled in her mind. "What right have they to do such a thing?" she asked herself over and over again. Even more than at, the barbarism of the act she revolted at its injustice. "I never wronged either of them," she repeated, "and here they are recklessly bent on what would imbitter my life. The idea of being fought about! Two ...

— Miss Lou • E. P. Roe

... these anthropomorphous animals contributes to render their appearance extremely disagreeable in the eyes of civilized man. A little grating or lattice of very hard wood is formed, and raised one foot from the ground. The monkey is skinned, and bent into a sitting posture; the head generally resting on the arms, which are meagre and long; but sometimes these are crossed behind the back. When it is tied on the grating, a very clear fire is kindled below. The monkey, enveloped in smoke ...

— Equinoctial Regions of America V2 • Alexander von Humboldt

... parish of the West. The priest one day saw before his door a crowd—hundreds, he thought—of his parishioners seeking relief. He had become so prostrate and hopeless at their present sufferings and future prospects, that, taking his Breviary, he left the house by a private way, and bent his steps to a neighbouring wood. On reaching it, he knelt down and began to recite his office aloud, to implore Almighty God to have mercy on his people and himself. He did not expect to leave that wood alive. After a time he heard ...

— The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) - With Notices Of Earlier Irish Famines • John O'Rourke

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