Definition of bent adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Idioms bend or lean or fall over backward, [no object] to exert oneself as much as possible:

Idioms bend someone's ear, to talk to someone at รขโ‚ฌยฆ A bent stick. See examples of bent used in a sentence. Past simple and past participle of bend 2. Curved and not straight or flat: (especially of aรขโ‚ฌยฆ. Learn more.

Curved and not straight or flat: (especially of aรขโ‚ฌยฆ. Learn more. The meaning of bent is changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition. If an object is bent, it is damaged and no longer has its correct shape. The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind.

The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind.