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   bent

   /bɛnt/

   verb

   • 1. past and past participle of bend

   adjective

   • 1. sharply curved or having an angle: "a piece of bent wire" Similar twistedcrookedwarpedcontorteddeformedmisshapenout of shapeirregularbowedarchedcurvedrecurvedangledhookedkinkedkinkyinformal:pretzeledOpposite straight
   • 2. determined to do or have: "a missionary bent on saving souls"
   • 3. dishonest; corrupt: informal British "a bent cop" Similar corruptcorruptiblebribablebuyablevenalfraudulentswindlinggraftingcriminallawlessvillainousdishonestunderhandunprincipledunscrupulousamoraldishonourableuntrustworthydouble-dealingrottenmalfeasantinformal:crookedshadytrickydodgyarchaic:hollow-heartedOpposite law-abiding
   • ▪ stolen.
   • 4. homosexual (typically used of a man). offensive British

   noun

   • 1. a natural talent or inclination: "a man of a religious bent"

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   The meaning of BENT is unenclosed grassland. How to use bent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bent.

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   Definition of bent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   If someone is bent on doing something, especially something harmful, they are determined to do it. [disapproval] He's bent on suicide. [ + on/upon] 5. singular noun. If you have a bent for something, you have a natural ability to do it or a natural interest in it.

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   a bent old man (= not standing straight) 2 → bent on something 3 DISHONEST British English informal financially dishonest and willing to use your official position unfairly OPP honest a bent policeman 4 SY British English informal not polite an insulting word meaning homosexual 5 → bent out of shape THESAURUS bent no longer straight The ...

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   Origin of bent 2. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; earlier benet-, bunet- (in compounds), Old English beonet-, beonot- (in placenames); cognate with Old High German binuz (compare German Binse ) “the rush plant”.

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   BENT meaning: 1. curved and not now straight or flat: 2. determined to do something or get something: 3. not…. Learn more.