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The definition of bent

6 Definitions of: bent

    1. adjective, not straight; curved
    2. adjective, fixed (on a course of action); resolved (to); determined (to)
    3. adjective, slang a) dishonest; corrupt b) (of goods) stolen c) crazy; mad d) offensive homosexual
    4. noun, personal inclination, propensity, or aptitude
    5. noun, capacity of endurance (esp in the phrase to the top of one's bent)
    6. noun, civil engineering a framework placed across a structure to stiffen it
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    1. noun, short for bent grass
    2. noun, a stalk of bent grass
    3. noun, any stiff grass or sedge
    4. noun, heath or moorland
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Synonyms: talent, angle, inclination, ability, taste, facility, leaning, tendency, preference, faculty And more...
Antonyms: straight
 

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