bent

  • 51Bent — This very interesting surname, also recorded as Bende, Bint, Bont, and the Cornish West Country Bunt, is of Olde English or Anglo Saxon origins. There are a number of possible explanations for the name including the topographical and a derivation …

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  • 52bent — is., di, esk., Far. bend 1) Bağ, rabıt 2) Kitaplarda kendi içinde bütünlük oluşturan bölüm 3) Su biriktirmek için akan suyun önüne yapılan set, büğet Bentler, hakikaten Osmanlı medeniyeti eserlerinden örnek verecek heybetli tesislerden imiş. A.… …

    Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük

  • 53bent — I adj Drunk or high on drugs. Jack got bent last night at that party. 1990s II adj Upset, angry. After being bent for so many years, Barry is now a broken man. 1930s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 54bent — bent1 past and past participle of bend1. adjective 1》 sharply curved or having an angle. 2》 Brit. informal dishonest; corrupt. 3》 Brit. informal, derogatory homosexual. 4》 (bent on) determined to do or have. noun a natural talent or inclination.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 55bent on — he s bent on going to law school Syn: intent on, determined on, set on, insistent on, resolved on, hell bent on; committed to, single minded about, obsessed with, fanatical about, fixated on …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 56bent — Adj. 1. Homosexual, as opposed to straight . Derog. Mid 1900s 2. Criminal, corrupt. E.g. You can usually buy your freedom; the cops are bent and paid poorly. Early 1900s 3. Illegal, stolen. E.g. I m not touching that video, it s bent. Early 1900s …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 57bent — 1. adjective 1) Syn: twisted, crooked, warped, contorted, deformed, misshapen, out of shape, bowed, arched, curved, angled, hooked, kinked; N.Amer.; informal pretzeled 2) a mob bent on violence …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 58bent — beñt prt., bent nors: Kad tau beñt kas būtų geras! Šts. Kad tave beñt vienas pagirtum J. Beñt kartą tu man padirbk, kad aš apsidžiaugčiau! J. Ir aš norėčiau su tavim beñt kiek pasišnekėti J.Jabl. Užsilipk ant stogo sakyti, tai bent visi… …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • 59Bent — Bend Bend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bended} or {Bent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bending}.] [AS. bendan to bend, fr. bend a band, bond, fr. bindan to bind. See {Bind}, v. t., and cf. 3d & 4th {Bend}.] 1. To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 60bent on — adjective Completely determined; obstinate. He was bent on reaching the end of the book, even if it meant staying up all night …

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