sharply curved or having an angle

a piece of bent wire

determined to do or have

a missionary bent on saving souls

a mob bent on violence

dishonest; corrupt

a bent cop

homosexual (typically used of a man)

a natural talent or inclination

a man of a religious bent

she had no natural bent for literature

a stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses

a heath or unenclosed pasture

shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle

the wire has to be bent back tightly

(of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical

she bent down and yanked out the flex

I bent over my plate

force or be forced to submit

they want to bend me to their will

a refusal to bend to mob rule

direct (one's attention or energies) to a task

Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets

she bent once more to the task of diverting her guests

attach (a sail or cable) by means of a knot

sailors were bending sails to the spars