Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bent
Bent
bent
1. past and past part. of BEND(1) v. --adj. 1 curved or having an angle. 2 sl. dishonest, illicit. 3 sl. sexually deviant. 4 (foll. by on) determined to do or have. --n. 1 an inclination or bias. 2 (foll. by for) a talent for something specified (a bent for mimicry). 2. n. 1 a any stiff grass of the genus Agrostis. b any of various grasslike reeds, rushes, or sedges. 2 a stiff stalk of a grass usu. with a flexible base. 3 archaic or dial. a heath or unenclosed pasture. Etymology: ME repr. OE beonet- (in place-names), f. Gmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, grassy place, ~ grass, from Old English beonot-; akin to Old High German binuz rush Date: 14th century unenclosed grassland, 2. a. a reedy grass, a stalk of stiff coarse grass, ~ grass, II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of benden to bend Date: 14th century changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition , strongly inclined ; determined , 3. slang different from the normal or usual, dishonest, corrupt, III. noun Etymology: irregular from 1bend Date: 1586 1. a strong inclination or interest ; bias, a special inclination or capacity ; talent, capacity of endurance, a transverse framework (as in a bridge) to carry lateral as well as vertical loads, see: gift ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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