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Adjective
Sharply curved or having an angle
“Wires and bent iron rods that once reinforced the concrete dangle from the ceiling.”
Adjective
Dishonest
“They were shaken down by bent cops, leaned on by mobsters and harried by the FBI.”
Adjective
Determined
Noun
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.”
Verb
Simple 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.”
Verb
Simple past tense for force or be forced to submit
“And by tradition, the chief may often be compelled to bend to such wishes.”
Verb
Simple past tense for change direction
“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.”
Verb
Simple 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.”
Verb
Simple 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.”
Verb
Simple past tense for to submit
“Congress has to bend to his will.”
Verb
Simple past tense for to physically contort
Verb
Simple past tense for to apply to a task or purpose
Verb
“… bend a leash to the dog's collar.”
Verb
Past participle 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.”
Verb
Past participle for force or be forced to submit
“And by tradition, the chief may often be compelled to bend to such wishes.”
Verb
Past participle for change direction
“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.”
Verb
Past participle 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.”
Verb
Past participle for to submit
“Congress has to bend to his will.”
Verb
Past participle for to apply to a task or purpose
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