Bent Piece Exercise Knees Woman Adjective Bre Wire

• a piece of bent wire
• do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight).
• a small bent old woman
• he was bent double with laughter.

bent

1. not straight
• a piece of bent wire
• Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight).
2. not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill/sick
• 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.
5. to become angry, anxious or upset
• See related entries: Anger
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/anger/bent
• Don't get bent out of shape about it. It was just a mistake!

Extra Examples

• The lamp post got bent in the crash.
• The man shuffled back a few paces, bent almost double.
• Do this exercise with your knees bent.
• He tried to pick the lock with a piece of bent wire.
• She whirled around to see a small, bent old woman leaning on a cane.