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of Bend |
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imp. & p. p. of Bend. |
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Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight;
crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever. |
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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. |
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The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a
straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow. |
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A declivity or slope, as of a hill. |
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A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination;
disposition; purpose; aim. |
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Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course. |
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A transverse frame of a framed structure. |
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Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. |
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A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass. |
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A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or
redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America. |
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Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor. |
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