bent
/bɛnt/
noun
- A natural talent or inclination for something.
- The child showed a scientific bent from a very young age.
- She has a strong artistic bent and loves to paint.
- His mechanical bent helped him fix the old car easily.
adjective
- Not straight; curved or angled.
- The old nail was bent and could not be used.
- She picked up a bent paperclip from the desk.
- The tree branch was bent under the weight of the snow.
- Determined to do or have something; strongly inclined.
- He was bent on finishing the race despite his injury.
- She is bent on becoming a doctor, no matter how hard the training.
- The team was bent on winning the championship this year.
- Dishonest; corrupt (informal).
- Several bent officers were involved in the scandal.
- The company fired the bent accountant for embezzlement.
- The bent politician was caught taking bribes.
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verb
- Past tense and past participle of bend.
- She bent the wire into a circle.
- They bent the rules to help their friend.
- He bent down to tie his shoes.