Bent

/bɛnt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters

Definition of Bent

verb

  1. To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.

    "Don’t bend your knees."

  2. To become curved.

    "Look at the trees bending in the wind."

  3. To cause to change direction.
  4. To change direction.

    "The road bends to the right"

  5. To be inclined; to direct itself.

noun

  1. An inclination or talent.

    "He had a natural bent for painting."

  2. A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.

    "His mind was of a technical bent."

  3. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.

    "the bent of a bow"

  4. A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
  5. Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.

adjective

  1. (Of something that is usually straight) folded, dented
  2. Corrupt, dishonest
  3. Homosexual.
  4. Determined or insistent.

    "He was bent on going to Texas, but not even he could say why."

  5. (Of a person) leading a life of crime.

Anagrams of Bent

Words You Can Make

5 words can be made from the letters in "bent":

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

dispositionpredilectionproclivitypropensitycrookedqueer