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    [Adjective]  | "bent" | \ ˈbent \


    1: changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition

    2: strongly inclined : determined —usually used with on

    3: different from the normal or usual


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from past participle of benden to bend;

    [Adjective]  | "hell-bent" | \ ˈhel-ˌbent \


    1: stubbornly and often recklessly determined or intent


    Origin: 1731 ;

    [Noun]  | "bent" 


    1: a strong inclination or interest : bias

    2: a special inclination or capacity : talent

    3: capacity of endurance


    Origin: 1587 ;

     Irregular from {see: |bend:1|bend:1};

    [Noun]  | "bent" 


    1: unenclosed grassland

    2: a reedy grass

    3: a stalk of stiff coarse grass


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, grassy place, bent grass, from Old English beonot-; akin to Old High German binuz rush;

    [Noun]  | "bent grass" 


    1: any of a genus (Agrostis) of grasses including important chiefly perennial and rhizomatous pasture and lawn grasses with fine velvety or wiry herbage


    Origin: 1677 ;

    [Verb]  | "bend" | \ ˈbend \


    1: to constrain or strain to tension by curving

    2: to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular

    3: to force from a proper shape


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English bendan; akin to Old English bend fetter {mat|band|};

    [Adverb]  | "back*ward" | \ ˈbak-wərd \


    1: toward the back or rear

    2: with the back foremost

    3: in a reverse or contrary direction or way


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "bent" 


    1: given to or marked by cheating and deception;


      * e.g., " ... the drug dealer knew which of the cops were bent "





    [Adjective]  | "bent (on or upon)" 


    1: fully committed to achieving a goal;


      * e.g., " ... a bride-to-be bent on having the perfect wedding "





    [Adjective]  | "hell-bent (on or upon)" 


    1: fully committed to achieving a goal;


      * e.g., " ... she's hell-bent on a career in show business and heaven help anyone who gets in her way "





    [Noun]  | "bent" 


    1: a habitual attraction to some activity or thing;


      * e.g., " ... the perfect gift for a person of a literary bent "



    •  Antonyms : 

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    2: a special and usually inborn ability;


      * e.g., " ... having a decided bent for languages, he picked up Italian in no time "



    •  Antonyms : 

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    [Verb]  | "bent" 


    1: to cause to turn away from a straight line;


      * e.g., " ... she bent the blade of the knife when she got it jammed in the drawer "





    2: to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention;


      * e.g., " ... bent herself to the task for the rest of the day "





    3: to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal;


      * e.g., " ... bent all of his efforts toward making his first documentary film "





    [Verb]  | "bend" 


    1: to cause to turn away from a straight line;


      * e.g., " ... she bent the blade of the knife when she got it jammed in the drawer "





    2: to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention;


      * e.g., " ... bent herself to the task for the rest of the day "





    3: to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal;


      * e.g., " ... bent all of his efforts toward making his first documentary film "





    [Phrase]  | "bent out of shape" 


    1: feeling or showing anger;


      * e.g., " ... Try not to get so bent out of shape over such little things. "





     [ "bent" ]

    1:  To be dishonest or corrupt, often used in reference to a police officer.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Supt. Sam Tucker was a bent cop." 


     [ "bent" ]

    2:  To be at a stage of severe intoxication due to the use of narcotics and/or alcohol.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Oh man, I was totally bent last night." 


     [ "bent" ]

    3:  To be homosexual or effeminate in appearance or nature.

      * e.g.,  ...  "You are so friggin' bent!" 

     [ "bent" ]

    1: (adj.) to be pissed off, angered

      * e.g.,  ... Cynthia got all bent when she thought Justin going to jail was an elaborate hoax. 

     [ "bent" ]

    1: to get mad drunk out of your mind.

      * e.g.,  ... yo nigga u gettin bent tonight? 

     [ "bent" ]

    1: A man who is not, shall we say, straight. Another word for a gay guy, such as Chris Webb.

      * e.g.,  ... ex...Man that Chris Webb sure is bent. 

     [ "bent" ]

    1: when someone is ripped or blazed out of their mind

      * e.g.,  ... I was so bent last night. After smokin that O, who wouldn't be? 

     [ "bent" ]

    1: when somebody does something really messed up or severely offensive to another person.

      * e.g.,  ... dave: ey dude, did you hear about jacque and steve? 

     [ "bent" ]

    1: As a verb:

      * e.g.,  ... Ginger - "I went to this party on my street last weekend with a couple buds. Saw some nice bunnies, wheeled n' porked a few, then went again the next day." 


     [ "bent" ]

    2: The act of lying about something so meaningless, that it would have been better to just say nothing at all in the first place. After a bent action, the person will lose mass amounts of respect and gain mass amounts of trash talk behind their back.

      * e.g.,  ... Twinkie - "Why the hell are you benting?" 


     [ "bent" ]

    3: As an adjective:

      * e.g.,  ... Ginger - "Me and my buddies were just tagging down the street, I was half drunk and half high at the time, then these two big guys jumped me. They took everything I had on me." 


     [ "bent" ]

    4: Used to describe a horrible lie, one that is obviously far from the truth. The statement usually contains so much stupidity, people hearing it will be shocked at how unnecessary it was.

      * e.g.,  ... MAD - "That story is ridiculously bent."  

     [ "bent" ]

    1: meaning: gay

      * e.g.,  ... "he's as bent as a roundabout" 


     [ "bent" ]

    2: opposite of a straight person

     [ "bent" ]

    1: when you are drunk as hell

      * e.g.,  ... damn yo, I was bent last night, I can't remember shit 

     [ "bent" ]

    1: to be confused about something or to be mistaken

      * e.g.,  ... Bitch you got me bent if think I like him! 

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