Bent

of Bend

imp. & p. p. of Bend.

Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.

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.

The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.

A declivity or slope, as of a hill.

A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.

Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.

A transverse frame of a framed structure.

Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.

A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.

A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.

Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"

an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens