bent
31Bent — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Bent », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Bent peut désigner : Patronyme Amel Bent… …
32bent — bent1 /bent/, adj. 1. curved; crooked: a bent bow; a bent stick. 2. determined; set; resolved (usually fol. by on): to be bent on buying a new car. 3. Chiefly Brit. Slang. a. morally crooked; corrupt. b. stolen: bent merchandise. c. homosexual. n …
33bent on — adjective fixed in your purpose bent on going to the theater dead set against intervening out to win every event • Syn: ↑bent, ↑dead set, ↑out to • Similar to: ↑reso …
34bent — 1 the past tense and past participle of bend 1 2 adjective 1 something that is bent is no longer flat or straight: The hinge was bent and the lid wouldn t shut properly. 2 bent on completely determined to do something: He seems bent on success at …
35bent — I UK [bent] / US adjective 1) a bent object has a curved or twisted shape bent railings 2) British informal dishonest a bent copper (= police officer) 3) British offensive an offensive word used to describe a gay person • bent on (doing)… …
36bent — adj 1a. criminal, crooked, dishonest. This usage has been widespread in Britain at least since the beginning of the 20th cen tury. It is still used by the police to refer to anyone who is not straight, and by crimi nals and others to refer to… …
37bent — {{11}}bent (adj.) not straight, late 14c. (earlier ibent, c.1300, from pp. of BEND (Cf. bend) (v.). Meaning turned or inclined in some direction is from 1530s, probably as a translation of L. inclinatio. {{12}}bent (n.1) mental inclination, 1570s …
38bent — I [[t]bɛnt[/t]] adj. 1) curved; crooked: a bent back[/ex] 2) determined; set; resolved: bent on succeeding[/ex] 3) brit. Chiefly Brit. corrupt 4) predilection; talent: a bent for painting[/ex] 5) capacity of endurance 6) civ a transverse frame,… …
39bent — 1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. □ I’ve never seen two guys so bent. □ I can get bent on a glass of wine. 2. mod. dishonest; crooked. □ I’m afraid that Paul is a little bent. He cheats on his taxes. □ …
40bent on — or[bent upon] Very decided, determined, or set. * /The sailors were bent on having a good time./ * /The policeman saw some boys near the school after dark and thought they were bent on mischief./ * /The bus was late, and the driver was bent upon… …
