bent
verb
[ bɛnt ]
• past and past participle of bend1.
bent
adjective
• sharply curved or having an angle.
• "a piece of bent wire"
Similar:
twisted,
crooked,
warped,
contorted,
deformed,
misshapen,
out of shape,
irregular,
bowed,
arched,
curved,
recurved,
angled,
hooked,
kinked,
kinky,
pretzeled,
• determined to do or have.
• "a missionary bent on saving souls"
Similar:
intent on,
determined on,
set on,
insistent on,
fixed on,
resolved on,
hell-bent on,
firm about,
committed to,
single-minded about,
obsessive about,
obsessed with,
fanatical about,
fixated on,
• dishonest; corrupt.
• "a bent cop"
Similar:
corrupt,
corruptible,
bribable,
buyable,
venal,
fraudulent,
swindling,
grafting,
criminal,
lawless,
villainous,
dishonest,
underhand,
unprincipled,
unscrupulous,
amoral,
dishonourable,
untrustworthy,
double-dealing,
rotten,
malfeasant,
crooked,
shady,
tricky,
dodgy,
hollow-hearted,
• homosexual (typically used of a man).
bent
noun
• a natural talent or inclination.
• "a man of a religious bent"
Similar:
inclination,
predisposition,
disposition,
instinct,
orientation,
leaning,
tendency,
penchant,
bias,
predilection,
proclivity,
propensity,
talent,
gift,
flair,
ability,
knack,
aptitude,
facility,
faculty,
skill,
capability,
capacity,
forte,
genius,
mind,
brain,
head,
bent
noun
• a stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.
• a heath or unenclosed pasture.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old English beonet (recorded in place names), of West Germanic origin; related to German Binse .
bend
verb
• shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.
• "the wire has to be bent back tightly"
Similar:
curve,
crook,
make crooked,
make curved,
flex,
angle,
hook,
bow,
arc,
arch,
buckle,
warp,
contort,
distort,
deform,
twist,
spiral,
coil,
curl,
loop,
• (of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical.
• "she bent down and yanked out the flex"
Similar:
stoop,
bow,
crouch,
squat,
kneel,
hunch,
bend down,
bend over,
lean down,
lean over,
hunker down,
bob down,
duck down,
scooch,
Opposite:
straighten up,
• force or be forced to submit.
• "they want to bend me to their will"
Similar:
mould,
shape,
manipulate,
direct,
force,
press,
influence,
incline,
sway,
bias,
warp,
impress,
compel,
persuade,
subdue,
subjugate,
• direct (one's attention or energies) to a task.
• "Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets"
• attach (a sail or cable) by means of a knot.
• "sailors were bending sails to the spars"
Origin:
Old English bendan ‘put in bonds, tension a bow by means of a string’, of Germanic origin; related to band1.
