Definition of bent

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Bent (a. & p. p.) Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever..

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Terebic :: Terebic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene (oil of turpentine); specifically, designating an acid, C7H10O4, obtained by the oxidation of terbenthene with nitric acid, as a white crystalline substance..
Incumbent :: Incumbent (a.) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird..
Bent :: Bent (a. & p. p.) Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever..
Antacid :: Antacid (n.) A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent..
Prop :: Prop (v.) That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building..
Curve :: Curve (a.) A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal..
Bendable :: Bendable (a.) Capable of being bent.
Ply :: Ply (v.) Bent; turn; direction; bias.
Accumbent :: Accumbent (a.) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf..
Crouch :: Crouch (v. i.) To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear..
Incurvity :: Incurvity (n.) A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards.
Tension :: Tension (a.) The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx..
Bowl-legged :: Bowl-legged (a.) Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward..
Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc..
Geniculate :: Geniculate (a.) Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal..
Inflexed :: Inflexed (a.) Turned; bent.
Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking; to assume habitually a bent position.
Absorbent :: Absorbent (n.) Anything which absorbs.
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight..
Torqued :: Torqued (a.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S..
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