bent

Universal Words adjective, noun-see also BEND, BENT, BENT adjective 1 not straight: a piece of bent wire * Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight). 2 (of a person) not able to stand up straight, usually because of old age or disease: a small bent old woman * He was bent double with laughter. 3 (BrE, informal) (of a person in authority) dishonest IDIOMS be bent on sth / on doing sth to be determined to do sth (usually sth bad): She seems bent on making life difficult for me. seealsoHELL-BENT noun [usuallysing.] ~ (for sth) a natural skill or interest in sth: She has a bent for mathematics. * people of a philosophical bent