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Sharply curved or having an angle
“Wires and bent iron rods that once reinforced the concrete dangle from the ceiling.”
Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way
“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
Suffered a damage
Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular
Doubled over
Having a rounded upper back, and shoulders that bend forward
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
Deeply angered but not outwardly displaying it
Full of knots, knotty
Roughly spherical in shape
That has been stolen
Old-fashioned
Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
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
A particular point of view from which something is seen or presented
Past tense for to turn away from a straight line or course
“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 force or be forced to submit
“And by tradition, the chief may often be compelled to bend to such wishes.”
Past tense for to direct (one's attention or energies) to a task
“They are ready to bend their skills and energy to every table, every serving; you will be waited on as you have never been waited on before.”
Past tense for to cause to turn away from a straight line
“I have to turn the steering wheel fast as we are moving so quickly I cant make out how the road will bend next.”
Past tense for to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
“… attorneys bending the facts to put their client in the most favorable light.”
Past tense for to submit
“Congress has to bend to his will.”
Past tense for to physically contort
Past tense for to apply to a task or purpose
Past tense for to cause (something) to hold to another
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