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Transverse rigid frame
A bent in American English is a transverse rigid frame (or similar structures such as three-hinged arches). Historically, bents were a common way of making
Bent_(structural)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bent may refer to: Bent, Iran, a city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran Bent District, an administrative
Bent
Egyptian pyramid built by Sneferu
The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Cairo, built under
Bent_Pyramid
Structural element made of two Λ- or A-shaped frames joined at their apices
transporting stone or steel to replace others with more permanent bridges. Bent (structural) Truss Trestle desk List of desk forms and types Stretcher (furniture)
Trestle_support
Ability of a structure to support a designed structural load without breaking
Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight,
Structural integrity and failure
Structural_integrity_and_failure
Structural framework of timbers
allowing the peg to naturally pull the posts together with gravity. Bent (structural) Reciprocal frame Timber framing Truss bridge Notes The palladiana
Timber_roof_truss
decisions (particularly public policy), and project investments. Bent (structural) – Bents are the building blocks that define the overall shape and character
Glossary of structural engineering
Glossary_of_structural_engineering
Interlocked molecular structure resembling a dumbbell
of R2 and D2, subunits of an alternative rotaxane design containing bent structural elements. The TEM images of the ring structure correspond to the closed
Rotaxane
Type of steel used in construction
Structural steel is steel used for making construction materials in a variety of shapes. Many structural steel shapes take the form of an elongated beam
Structural_steel
Arrangement of interrelated elements in an object/system, or the object/system itself
structures are determined through structural analysis, which is one of the tasks of structural engineering. The structural elements can be classified as one-dimensional
Structure
Abnormal growth of scar tissue within the penis
preserved, and partial calcification occurs in most cases. This causes structural deformity of the penile tissue and inelasticity that impedes normal growth
Peyronie's_disease
Former office building in Manhattan, New York
situated above a Consolidated Edison power substation, which imposed unique structural design constraints. The building opened in 1987, and Salomon Brothers
7 World Trade Center (1987–2001)
7_World_Trade_Center_(1987–2001)
Structural element that transmits weight from above to below
architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements
Column
Orientation of the pelvis
different length. It can also happen when one leg is bent while the other remains straight, in that case the bent side's hip can follow the femur as knee lowers
Pelvic_tilt
Obsolete term for chemical isomerism
1351/goldbook.C01285. Retrieved 27 Dec 2023. Richard L. Bent, Aspects of isomerism and mesomerism. II. Structural isomerism, Journal of Chemical Education 1953
Metamerism_(chemistry)
2011 EF5 tornado in Oklahoma
its side and rolled several times. The well's blowout preventer was left bent at a 30-degree angle to the north. Elsewhere on the site, vehicles and cargo
2011_El_Reno–Piedmont_tornado
Seat and structural member of a boat
thwart is a part of an undecked boat that provides seats for the crew and structural rigidity for the hull. A thwart goes from one side of the hull to the
Thwart
Bridge in Jiaxing / Cixi City China
was first used by Gustav Eiffel when constructing the Eiffel Tower. The bent shape is very good at transferring the wind load to the base supports of
Hangzhou_Bay_Bridge
Chemical compound
geometry complexes, which are not bent metallocenes, but exhibit related structural features. Jennifer Green (1998). "Bent Metallocenes Revisited". Chemical
Bent_metallocene
collapsed on a truck. South of Plover, roughly one-half mile of power poles were bent over, and a farmstead was heavily damaged north of Keene. Numerous silos
List of United States tornadoes in May 2011
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_in_May_2011
Bent Nielsen is a professorial fellow in economics at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Nielsen has research interests in econometrics and financial
Bent_Nielsen
Void between celestial bodies
variable. The radiation belts are equatorial toroidal regions, which are bent towards Earth's poles, with the South Atlantic Anomaly being the region where
Outer_space
Main supporting structure of a motor vehicle
the skeleton of an organism. Until the 1930s, virtually every car had a structural frame separate from its body, known as body-on-frame construction. Both
Vehicle_frame
Series of EF4 tornadoes in Northeast Nebraska
intensity on 412 Road. As the eastern tornado intensified to EF3, it toppled and bent an electrical transmission line and destroyed a nearby outbuilding. At this
2014_Pilger_tornado_family
Structural fastener
supports Shelf supports have many variations, including angle brackets "Structural Steel Angle Sizes Table Chart A36". www.engineersedge.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05
Angle_bracket_(fastener)
Homes were damaged, trees were snapped and uprooted, and utility poles were bent, with the tornado being rated IF2 as a result. Two other tornadoes occurred
Tornadoes_of_2026
1907 Jess Beck 2007, entrepreneur and co-founder of Hello Alfred Quincy Bent 1901, vice president of Bethlehem Steel Arnold Bernhard 1923, founder and
List of Williams College people
List_of_Williams_College_people
Electric pickup truck
stamped like conventional automobile parts, but instead are laser-cut and then bent along straight lines.[verification needed] According to Tesla's VP of Vehicle
Tesla_Cybertruck
Type of genre, true work
infer and reach conclusions about facts, etc. They can use graphic, structural and printed appearance features such as pictures, graphs or charts, diagrams
Non-fiction
the debating societies, "schools of infidelity and popery." The political bent of many of the debates was seen as increasingly threatening as the French
London_Debating_Societies
Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250
proved an impossible inheritance for his heirs, especially with the papacy bent on the annihilation of the entire Hohenstaufen dynasty. Still, in light of
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Romanian authentic folk music
"original"; instead, the performer's mind contains a "latent archetype" – a structural model on the basis of which musical form is created "here and now". This
Romanian_traditional_music
Seismic intensity scale used to quantify the degree of shaking during earthquakes
the original criteria of the most intense degrees (X and above), such as bent rails, ground fissures, landslides, etc., are "related less to the level
Modified Mercalli intensity scale
Modified_Mercalli_intensity_scale
EF4 tornado in Kentucky, U.S.
Hardee's restaurant had all their windows blown out and the sign broken and bent. Afterwards, the tornado sustained high-end EF2 intensity as it crossed Southern
2025_Somerset–London_tornado
Aesthetic assessment of physical traits
by one leg which is either straight, or very slightly bent, and with the other leg slightly bent) has been found to be more attractive looking than standing
Physical_attractiveness
(November 20, 2023). "Trump's Dire Words Raise New Fears About His Authoritarian Bent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 19, 2023.{{cite
Donald_Trump_and_fascism
Human male external reproductive organ
bicycle seats and accidents. Penile fracture can occur if the erect penis is bent excessively. A popping or cracking sound and pain is normally associated
Human_penis
Status of units 4, 5, and 6 during the Fukushima nuclear disaster
highly radioactive water, did not require replacement because they were not bent at extreme angles. At 10:16 am on 15 July, TEPCO completed repairs to Pump
Fukushima Daiichi units 4, 5 and 6
Fukushima_Daiichi_units_4,_5_and_6
Manufactured wood panel made from thin sheets of wood veneer
grain. Skateboard ramps often utilize plywood as the top smooth surface over bent curves to create transition that can simulate the shapes of ocean waves.
Plywood
List of tornadoes in Europe and surrounding regions in 2026
balcony railings were bent and twisted by the force of the winds. A mosque minaret was also damaged, and additional structural impacts were observed across
List of European tornadoes in 2026
List_of_European_tornadoes_in_2026
American composer and pianist
Another reviewer thought that, in his rendition of Rhapsody in Blue, Tao "bent the rhythms at times, showing his mastery of jazz style without disturbing
Conrad_Tao
1997 F5 tornado
directly hit and obliterated, with only the foundation and a few twisted and bent metal beams remaining. Multiple people were sheltering in a mobile home south
Jarrell_tornado
Explosion in Point Comfort, Texas
piping had no fireproofing at all. The columns that were not fireproofed bent in the ensuing fire while the fireproof columns were found upright during
Formosa Plastics propylene explosion
Formosa_Plastics_propylene_explosion
Lightweight steel truss
In structural engineering, the open web steel joist (OWSJ) is a lightweight steel truss consisting, in the standard form, of parallel chords and a triangulated
Open_web_steel_joist
and rolling a roulotte trailer 30 m (33 yd). Metal light poles were also bent, a semi-trailer was overturned, and sheet metal from buildings was scattered
Tornadoes_of_2025
Smallest writing units of Chinese characters
Chinese: 笔画; traditional Chinese: 筆畫; pinyin: bǐhuà) are the smallest structural units making up written Chinese characters. In the act of writing, a stroke
Chinese_character_strokes
Professor of Physics at University College London. 15 May 2025 Copyright Lionel Bently, Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University
List of In Our Time programmes
List_of_In_Our_Time_programmes
Composite material made from wood
international standards and provide uniformity and predictability in their structural performance. Engineered wood products are used in a variety of applications
Engineered_wood
to the forest. Owens and his uncle dismembered and burned Quinn's body in Bent Creek Experimental Forest. The defense claimed that the boyfriend of a girl
List of solved missing person cases (2000s)
List_of_solved_missing_person_cases_(2000s)
molecular entities, offering advantages in solution processability and structural precision. The field of organic molecular cages emerged in the early 2000s
Organic_molecular_cages
Period of the history of Spain corresponding to the Contemporary Age
general feeling of uncertainty, Spain, as with the rest of European countries, bent the curve of contagions and implemented a set of relaxed restrictions. However
Contemporary_history_of_Spain
Largest known protein in human muscles
-abundant structural motifs) exons 84 to 99 nucleotides in length, which code for conserved 28- to 33-residue motifs that may represent structural units of
Titin
Village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
city of Memphis. It is known chiefly for several pyramids, mainly Sneferu's Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid, which are among the oldest, largest and best
Dahshur
Invertebrates and vertebrates living in soil
doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2006.03.004. Retrieved 19 August 2025. Christensen, Bent (1973). "Density dependence of sexual reproduction in Enchytraeus bigeminus
Soil_animals
Brevity code for NATO communications
request to search using an alternate radar source.** [A/A] [A/S] [system] BENT System indicated is inoperative. Cancelled by SWEET.* BERETTA Aircraft is
Multi-service tactical brevity code
Multi-service_tactical_brevity_code
Eye bolt used in building construction
A cranked eye bolt is an eye bolt typically used as a structural tie down in building construction where the eye of the bolt must be fastened to a point
Cranked_eye_bolt
Economic system based on social ownership of the means of production in a market economy
was one of capitalistic free markets that he moved toward a more socialist bent, adding chapters to his Principles of Political Economy in defence of a socialist
Market_socialism
Country in northern Europe
government attempted to maintain at least a semblance of neutrality while it bent to the demands of the prevailing side in the struggle. Although effective
Sweden
Bridge of short spans supported by rigid frames
as the support structure for a trestle table. Each supporting frame is a bent. A trestle differs from a viaduct in that viaducts have towers that support
Trestle_bridge
Musical technique using a repeating pattern
Besseler and other musicologists expanded its scope further as an organizing structural element in 14th- and early 15th-century compositions—in particular, motets
Isorhythm
2008 wind turbine collapse
collapse of a wind turbine on 22 February 2008. It is one of only a few structural collapses[clarification needed] that have been captured on film.[citation
Hornslet wind-turbine collapse
Hornslet_wind-turbine_collapse
Bridge in Irondequoit–Webster, New York
biennial inspection in August 2013, a "handful" of the beams were found to be bent downward about a quarter-inch at the outer end — the end that lies at the
Irondequoit_Bay_Bridge
Tabular arrangement of the chemical elements
Foundations of Chemistry. 20 (2018): 191–207. doi:10.1007/s10698-017-9302-7. Bent Weberg, Libby (18 January 2019). ""The" periodic table". Chemical & Engineering
Periodic_table
Middle Kingdom pyramid near Cairo, Egypt
was incapable of supporting its weight and it began to sink, just as the Bent Pyramid of Sneferu at Dashur had done centuries before. The two pyramids
Black_Pyramid
Chicago statistical software company acquired by IBM for $1.2 billion in 2009
analysis software suite. The company was founded in 1968 by Norman Nie, Dale Bent and Hadlai "Tex" Hull, incorporated in 1975, and acquired by IBM in 2009
SPSS_Inc.
Physical configurations of the human body
down" or "going prone") Lying on either side, with the body straight or bent/curled forward or backward Fetal position: is lying or sitting curled, with
List_of_human_positions
Motor vehicle
1993 version. However, several structural changes were made: the chassis rails in the engine compartment were built from bent sheet metal, and the passenger-side
UMM_Alter_2000
Elastic interaction of x-rays with electrons
precisely aligned magnets bend the electron stream. As the electrons' path is bent, they emit bursts of energy in the form of X-rays. The intense ionizing radiation
X-ray_diffraction
Putative reforms of the Roman military in 107 BC
that Marius' redesign was not adopted. Roman pila without Marius' peg often bent or broke on impact, but this was more likely a by-product of their long,
Marian_reforms
Theory of discrimination
Rights Journal. 8 (3): 381–384. doi:10.1017/bhj.2023.41. hdl:1887/3716539. Bent-Goodley, Tricia B.; Chase, Lorraine; Circo, Elizabeth A.; Antá Rodgers, Selena
Intersectionality
2023 tornado outbreak in the Midwestern and Southern United States
completely destroyed, a metal electrical truss tower and metal power poles were bent to the ground, and a piece of farming equipment was thrown 150 yards (140 m)
Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023
Tornado_outbreak_of_March_31_–_April_1,_2023
Battery type for electric vehicles
in 2020. The blade design was conceived to improve space utilisation, structural integrity, and safety relative to conventional cylindrical, pouch, and
BYD_Blade_battery
which killed eight sailors on a quad 40 mm AA gun mount, injured 45 sailors, bent the number 1 smoke stack, cut Louisville's seaplane off and left only the
List of U.S. Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II
List_of_U.S._Navy_ships_sunk_or_damaged_in_action_during_World_War_II
tornado caused widespread damage to trees, collapsed a transmission tower and bent another to the ground, and heavily damaged or destroyed numerous homes, mobile
List of United States tornadoes from May to June 2026
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_from_May_to_June_2026
Supertall skyscraper in Seoul, South Korea
20 tonnes (20 long tons; 22 short tons). The counterparts were made up of bent metal panels that are 6 centimetres (2.4 in) thick. The roof structure itself
Lotte_World_Tower
English scientist, surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)
modified three of them, extending and drawing their necks into a narrow tube bent at an acute angle. The fourth's neck was cut short and left vertical, but
Joseph_Lister
EF4 tornado in Mississippi, US
moved, and a nearby shop building was destroyed, with its metal structural beams bent. Several power poles in the area were snapped and thrown into a
2023_Rolling_Fork_tornado
Creation of standards and the technical drawings
curves. A spline is a rubber coated articulated metal that can be manually bent to most curves. Drafting templates assist the drafter with creating recurring
Technical_drawing
"Fossil footprints from the Dakota Group (Cretaceous) John Martin Reservoir, Bent County, Colorado: New insights into the paleoecology of the Dinosaur Freeway"
List of dinosaur specimens with preserved soft tissue
List_of_dinosaur_specimens_with_preserved_soft_tissue
Canada range between an EF0 to EF2 (F0 to F2) and usually result in minor structural damage to barns, wood fences, roof shingles, uprooted or snapped tree
List of tornadoes by province (Canada)
List_of_tornadoes_by_province_(Canada)
Portable, round tent covered with skins or felt
ribs (poles, rafters), and a wheel (crown, compression ring) possibly steam-bent as a roof. The roof structure is sometimes self-supporting, but large yurts
Yurt
Spanish-Swiss engineer and architect (born 1951)
Santiago Calatrava Valls (born 28 July 1951) is a Spanish-Swiss architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported
Santiago_Calatrava
Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians
and some politicians were well aware of the weakness of their armies, they bent to public pressure and tried to salvage what they could. The newly independent
Nakba
Injury of the brain from an external source
angle is bent and foot contact is incomplete (only on the forefoot). With gait type 5, which is also known as crouch gait, the knee angle is bent and the
Traumatic_brain_injury
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
Princeton University, Kennedy was hospitalized for observation at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. He then spent the spring of 1936 working as a
John_F._Kennedy
Congenital deformity of the chest
Pectus excavatum is a structural deformity of the anterior thoracic wall in which the sternum and rib cage are shaped abnormally. This produces a caved-in
Pectus_excavatum
High-performance version of the BMW 3 Series automobile
2016. Retrieved 5 May 2019. "The New M3 CSL", Car pages "The BMW M3 GTR Bent the Rules to Beat Everyone". Road & Track. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May
BMW_M3
Nicos; Gorlia, Thierry; Golfinopoulos, Vassilis; Bours, Vincent; van den Bent, Martin J.; Robe, Pierre A.; French, Pim J. (9 March 2023). "Transcriptome
List of RNA-Seq bioinformatics tools
List_of_RNA-Seq_bioinformatics_tools
of them − potentially aiding in compromising the building's structural integrity as it bent the steel girders that held up the roof − shortly before the
List of schools struck by tornadoes
List_of_schools_struck_by_tornadoes
Season of television series
spear, which not only failed to penetrate its target, but was also severely bent in the process. The dory spear managed to chip the outermost layer of lacquer
Deadliest_Warrior_season_1
Device for binding sheets of paper together
handbag when its clips are folded up. A binder clip is a strip of spring steel bent into the shape of an isosceles triangle with loops at the apex. Tension along
Binder_clip
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
Americas and Seventh Avenue; High and Low Notes of a Block With a Musical Bent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November
Metropolitan Tower (Manhattan)
Metropolitan_Tower_(Manhattan)
Abnormal inward curvature of the lower spine
inflexible spines cause them to resort to an inefficient forward-leaning "bent-knee, bent-waist" gait. As such, lordosis in the human spine is considered one
Lordosis
spear, which not only failed to penetrate its target, but was also severely bent in the process. The dory spear managed to chip the outermost layer of lacquer
List of Deadliest Warrior episodes
List_of_Deadliest_Warrior_episodes
Bridge in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
with a backward lean. Because the initially designed 150-m-high concrete bent pylon was to act as a counterweight for the 284-m span, the pylon had no
Erasmusbrug
Third most active tornado outbreak on record
high-end, intense EF3 tornado began northeast of Ottumwa and caused major structural damage, destroying a mobile home and tearing the roof and an exterior
List of tornadoes in the outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023
List_of_tornadoes_in_the_outbreak_of_March_31_–_April_1,_2023
City in New Mexico, United States
as the Taos Revolt, in which the newly appointed U.S. Governor, Charles Bent, was killed. Mexico subsequently ceded the region to the U.S. pursuant to
Taos,_New_Mexico
German historian (1925–1989)
Stufenplan in the late 1930s. Mason argued that "Nazi Germany was always bent at some time upon a major war of expansion", but the timing of such a war
Andreas_Hillgruber
American right-wing populist political ideology
characterization of the left behind thesis is as a cultural backlash to long-term structural changes in gender equality, urban growth, education, immigration, economic
Trumpism
Utilization of bamboo for construction
Design company. The first structural design codes for bamboo in-the-round were published by ISO in 2004 (ISO 22156 Bamboo - structural design, ISO 22157-1 Bamboo
Bamboo_construction
BENT STRUCTURAL
BENT STRUCTURAL
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : metonymic occupational name for a leather belt or strap maker, from Middle English belt(e), Middle Low German balt.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Baldher (see Belter).North German : habitational name from a place called Beelte (see Belter 2).
Male
English
 Variant spelling of English Bennett, BENET means "blessed." Compare with another form of Benet.
Boy/Male
Danish Latin
Blessed.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained.
Male
Portuguese
Pet form of Portuguese Benjamim, BENTO means "blessed."
Male
English
Modern English name derived from Old English beorht, BERT means "bright." Used as a short form of longer names containing the same element.Â
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained.
Male
Swedish
Modern form of Swedish Benkt, BENGT means "blessed."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained.
Male
Scandinavian
 Contracted form of Scandinavian Kennet, KENT means both "comely; finely made" and "born of fire." Compare with other forms of Kent.
Male
Swedish
Swedish contracted form of Scandinavian Benedikt, BENKT means "blessed."
Surname or Lastname
Danish and German
Danish and German : variant of Wente.English : topographic name from Middle English went(e) ‘crossroad’.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, German, Latin, Swedish
Blessed; Happy; Form of Benedict
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gent (see Gentry).
Male
English
 Compare with another form of Kent. English surname transferred to forename use, KENT means "from Kent." Short form of English Kenton, meaning "Cena's settlement." Also used as a short form of other names beginning with Kent-.
Male
German
Variant spelling of Low German Bernd, BERNT means "bold as a bear."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land on which grew bent grass, rushes, or reeds (Middle English bent).
BENT STRUCTURAL
BENT STRUCTURAL
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
None
Female
Finnish
Short form of Finnish Eliisa, LIISI means "God is my oath."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Middle English strike(n) ‘to stroke, smooth’, applied as an occupational name for someone whose job was to fill level measures of grain by passing a flat stick over the brim of the measure, thus removing any heaped excess.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Laxmi, Sweet person
Boy/Male
Latin
White.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch horn ‘horn’, applied in a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made small articles, such as combs, spoons, and window lights, out of horn; as a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a horn-shaped spur of a hill or tongue of land in a bend of a river, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element (for example, in England, Horne in Surrey on a spur of a hill and Horn in Rutland in a bend of a river); as a nickname, perhaps referring to some feature of a person’s physical appearance, or denoting a cuckolded husband.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Swedish : ornamental or topographic name from horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : presumably from German Horn ‘horn’, adopted as a surname for reasons that are not clear. It may be purely ornamental, or it may refer to the ram’s horn (Hebrew shofar) blown in the Synagogue during various ceremonies.
Girl/Female
American, British, English, German
Ruler of the People; Gifted Ruler; Modern
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Calf
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Excellent and smart
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Australian, Egyptian, Greek, Hebrew, Lebanese, Muslim
Morning; Born in the Morning; From Sheba; The Queen of Sheba is Mentioned in the Old Testament as Having been Hugely Rich and Very Ostentatious; Daughter of the Oath; Sunrise; Dawn
BENT STRUCTURAL
BENT STRUCTURAL
BENT STRUCTURAL
BENT STRUCTURAL
BENT STRUCTURAL
a. & p. p.
Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
n.
Alt. of Ben
a. & p. p.
Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief.
a.
A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass; as, benty fields.
n.
A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent.
imp.
of Beat
v. t.
To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively.
n.
Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand.
imp. & p. p.
of Bet
p. p.
of Hent
v.
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
a.
Resembling bent.
v. t.
To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum.
a.
Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities.
a.
Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject.
p. p.
of Beat
v. t.
To furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as, to vent. a mold.