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Bent Adjective Piece Wire Exercise Knees Legs Straight

Word3 bent
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /bent/ /bent/
Example
  • a piece of bent wire
  • do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight).
  • the lamp post got bent in the crash.
  • lock your elbows in a slightly bent position.
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bent

(adjective)/bent/ /bent/
  1. not straight
    • a piece of bent wire
    • Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight).
    • The lamp post got bent in the crash.
    • Lock your elbows in a slightly bent position.
  2. not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill
    • a small bent old woman
    • He was bent double with laughter.
  3. dishonest
  4. determined to do something (usually something bad)
    • SEE ALSO hell-bent
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hell-bent
    • She seems bent on making life difficult for me.
    • to be bent on destruction/revenge
    • He's your typical supervillain, bent on world domination.
  5. to become angry, anxious or upset
    • Don't get bent out of shape about it. It was just a mistake!
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