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Sharply curved or having an angle
“Wires and bent iron rods that once reinforced the concrete dangle from the ceiling.”
Dishonest, insincere, and full of deceit
“They were shaken down by bent cops, leaned on by mobsters and harried by the FBI.”
Being intent or focused on a goal or objective
Sinister or evil in nature
Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour
Ambitious or driven towards a particular goal
Having been worked or prepared somehow
Relating to crime
Hanging or sagging downwards
Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age
Deeply angered but not outwardly displaying it
Suffered a damage
Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular
Doubled over
Having a rounded upper back, and shoulders that bend forward
Odd or peculiar in manner or character
Arousing feelings of doubt or suspicion
Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable
(of a person) Homosexual in nature or character
Full of knots, knotty
Roughly spherical in shape
That has been stolen
Old-fashioned
No longer new and interesting or exciting
Having angles or sharp corners
A natural talent or inclination
“She comes from New Caledonia near Australia and made the headlines when she seemed to show a bent for physics.”
A person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour
A general trajectory in which someone or something is developing or trending
The main stem of a herbaceous plant
An unusual, and unexpected, feature or characteristic of someone or something
The characteristic of being ridiculous
Any of numerous reedy grass species of the genus Agrostis
A settled or regular tendency or practice
Land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep
Government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
Past tense for to cause (something) to change its shape into a curve
“A New Caledonian crow in captivity learned how to bend a piece of straight wire into a hook to probe for food.”
Past tense for to physically give way under force or pressure
“Normally, for a structure with an immensely heavy roof such as this glasshouse, the roof would typically bend in, and the walls would also begin to bend down.”
Past tense for to deviate, or cause to deviate, from a straight line
“We are moving so quickly that I am unable to make out how the road will bend next.”
Past tense for to coil or turn in a spiral or circular motion
“Just as the waves on the sea bend around an obstacle like the end of a pier, so do the light waves bend around the cloud particles.”
Past tense for to tilt or lean at an angle
“The most likely damage from such forces is that the tower would bend over near the top or middle rather than actually topple like a tree.”
Past tense for to physically bow or bend over
“As I bend to pick up the briefcase, the officer will already be looking beyond me to the next in line.”
Past tense for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive
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