haŋ næk ˈsɛt of metal e.g. bent nails a car with a crumpled front end dented fenders used of the back and knees; stooped on bended knee with bent (or bended) back fixed in your purpose bent on going to the theater dead set against intervening out to win every event a special way of doing something he had a bent for it he had a special knack for getting into trouble he couldn't get the hang of it a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way the set of his mind was obvious an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens