bent
About 14.74 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb simple past and past participle of bend
- adjective Folded or dented out of its usual shape.
- adjective Corrupt, dishonest.
- adjective Homosexual.
- adjective Determined or insistent; inclined, set.
He was bent on going to Texas, but not even he could say why.
- adjective Annoyed; out of sorts; having a bee in one's bonnet.
She was bent about "certain kinds of people" having civil rights; she wanted to roll those back.
- adjective (Of a person) leading a life of crime.
- adjective Inaccurately aimed.
That shot was so bent it left the pitch.
Similar words
crooked bended inclined hang crumpled set damaged bent on knack resolute
Often followed by
on over down to and upon his of forward
Word family
bent on bents getting bent got bent had gotten bent
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