Bent Definition

bĕnt
bents
adjective
Altered from an originally straight or even condition.
Picked up pieces of bent wire.
American Heritage
Made curved or crooked; not straight.
Webster's New World
Determined to take a course of action.
I was bent on going to the concert.
American Heritage
Strongly inclined or determined.
Bent on going.
Webster's New World
Corrupt; venal.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
noun
bents
A tendency, disposition, or inclination.
American Heritage
An inclination; tendency.
Webster's New World
A transverse structural member or framework that is used for strengthening a bridge or trestle.
American Heritage
A natural leaning or tendency; propensity.
A bent for music, a criminal bent.
Webster's New World
Bentgrass.
American Heritage
verb
Webster's New World

Simple past tense and past participle of bend.

Wiktionary
idiom
bent out of shape
  • very angry, upset, or agitated
Webster's New World
to (<i>or</i> at) the top of one's bent
  • to (or at) the limit of one's capacity or ability
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Bent

Noun

Singular:
bent
Plural:
bents

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bent

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

Origin of Bent

  • Origin uncertain. Apparently representing Old English beonet- (attested only in place-names and personal names), cognate with Old High German binuz (modern German Binse (“rush, reed”)).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English beonet (attested only in place names) akin to German Binse rush

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From bend.

    From Wiktionary

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