bent

Adjective

• of metal e.g.
  • bent nails
    
  • a car with a crumpled front end
    
  • dented fenders
    

• used of the back and knees; stooped
  • on bended knee
    
  • with bent (or bended) back
    

• fixed in your purpose
  • bent on going to the theater
    
  • dead set against intervening
    
  • out to win every event
    

Noun

• a special way of doing something
  • he had a bent for it
    
  • he had a special knack for getting into trouble
    
  • he couldn't get the hang of it
    

• an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

• grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

• a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
  • the set of his mind was obvious
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  crumpled , dented , bended , bent on(p) , dead set(p) , out to(p) , knack , hang , bent grass , bent-grass , set