Bent

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Bent

Bent : வளைந்த

Bent : வளைந்த

Bent definition

of Bend

Imperative. & Past Participle. of Bend.

Adjective. & Past Participle.

  1. Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
  2. 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.

Verb.

  1. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
  2. A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
  3. A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.
  4. Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
  5. A transverse frame of a framed structure.
  6. Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.

Noun.

  1. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
  2. A grass of the genus Agrostis, Especially. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, Especially. in America.
  3. Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.