hent

Hent is defined as to take something by force.

(verb)

An example of hent is stealing a car by threatening the person driving it.

See hent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb hent, henting

Archaic to grasp; seize

Origin: ME henten < OE hentan, akin to huntian, hunt

See hent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb hent·ed, hent·ing, hents
Obsolete

To take hold of; seize.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English henten

Origin: , from Old English hentan

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