of bend-imp. & p. p. of bend.-changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.-strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief.-the state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.-a declivity or slope, as of a hill.-a leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.-particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.-a transverse frame of a framed structure.-tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.-a reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.-a grass of the genus agrostis, esp. agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. the name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in america.-any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.