bentgrass

Variant of bent

bent definition

bent (bent)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

bend

adjective

  1. made curved or crooked; not straight
  2. strongly inclined or determined: with on bent on going
  3. set in a course; bound westward bent
  4. Slang
    1. dishonest; crooked
    2. eccentric; odd

noun

  1. an inclination; tendency
  2. a natural leaning or tendency; propensity a bent for music, a criminal bent
  3. a framework transverse to the length of a structure, for supporting lateral as well as vertical loads
bent Idioms

bent out of shape

☆
Slang very angry, upset, or agitated

to (or at) the top of one's bent

to (or at) the limit of one's capacity or ability

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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