

bent bent 3 noun formal GOOD AT special natural skill or interest in a particular area musical/artistic/literary etc bent readers of a more literary bent Examples from the Corpus bent We stand over Tolo's bent form, and point with our cane.
CROOKED BENT AND TWISTED JUST PAINT IT. FULL
CROOKED BENT AND TWISTED JUST PAINT IT. WINDOWS
warped bent or twisted into the wrong shape because of heat or dryness warped floorboards The windows are warped and won’t open anymore. a curved dagger The plane’s wings are curved. a twisted ankle curved bent in the shape of part of a circle, especially naturally or because something has been made that way The bird has a long curved bill. twisted having a bent shape that turns around – used especially when something has been damaged or is old and has lost its natural straight shape a twisted tree trunk All that was left was a pile of twisted metal. a bent nail She kept her head bent so that Josie couldn’t see her face. a bent old man (=not standing straight ) 2 → bent on something 3 DISHONEST British English informal financially dishonest and willing to use your official position unfairly OPP honest a bent policeman 4 SY British English informal not polite an insulting word meaning homosexual 5 → bent out of shape THESAURUS bent no longer straight The knife was bent in the middle. He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top part of your body leaning forward towards your legs ). From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bent bent 1 / bent / x-ref the past tense and past participle of bend bent bent 2 adjective 1 BEND no longer straight a bent nail Stand with your knees slightly bent.
