Bent
Bent (bent) , imperfect and past participle
imp. & past participle of Bend.
Bent , adjective and past participle
1.
Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
2.
Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief.
Bent , noun
[See Bend, n. & v.]
1.
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow. [Obsolete] — Wilkins
2.
A declivity or slope, as of a hill. [Rare] — Dryden
3.
A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim. — Shakespeare
With a native bent did good pursue.
4.
Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
Bents and turns of the matter.
5.
(Carpentry) A transverse frame of a framed structure.
6.
Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. [Archaic]
The full bent and stress of the soul.
Bent ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon beonet; akin to Old High German pinuz, German binse, rush, bent grass; of unknown origin.]
1.
A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
His spear a bent, both stiff and strong.
2.
(Botany) A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
3.
Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor. [Obsolete] — Wright
Bowmen bickered upon the bent.