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Definition of bent

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Bent (a. & p. p.) 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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Cry :: Cry (v. i.) The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth.

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

Incurvation :: Incurvation (n.) The state of being bent or curved; curvature.

Absorbent :: Absorbent (n.) Anything which absorbs.

Incumbency :: Incumbency (n.) That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight.

Curve :: Curve (a.) Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface..

Curve :: Curve (a.) A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal..

Bent :: Bent (n.) Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.

Swayful :: Swayed (a.) Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse..

Benthal :: Benthal (a.) Relating to the deepest zone or region of the ocean.

Hamate :: Hamate (a.) Hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous.

Torqued :: Torqued (a.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S..

Crooked :: Crooked (a.) Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.

Brachyura :: Brachyura (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix..

Imbricated :: Imbricated (a.) Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.

Pulu :: Pulu (n.) A vegetable substance consisting of soft, elastic, yellowish brown chaff, gathered in the Hawaiian Islands from the young fronds of free ferns of the genus Cibotium, chiefly C. Menziesii; -- used for stuffing mattresses, cushions, etc., and as an absorbent..

Refracted :: Refracted (a.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf..

Flection :: Flection (n.) The act of bending, or state of being bent..

Incurvity :: Incurvity (n.) A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards.

Knee :: Knee (n.) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.