fixed in your purpose The business-oriented constituency of the Republican Party, Jacobs said, has been weakened by a faction bent on lowering taxes and cutting spending. — BusinessWeek (Feb 17, 2012) [..]

"not straight," late 14c. (earlier ibent, c. 1300, from past participle of bend (v.). Meaning "turned or inclined in some direction" is from 1530s, probably as a translation of Lat [..]

"mental inclination," 1570s, probably from earlier literal sense "condition of being deflected or turned" (1530s), from bent (adj.) "not straight" (q.v.).

"stiff grass," Old English beonet, from West Germanic *binut- "rush, marsh grass" (source also of Old Saxon binet, Old High German binuz, German Binse "rush, reed"), whic [..]

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater&q [..]

The species of grass most often found on greens.

beygik

A notch, usually in the hammer, in which the sear or trigger is held under tension of the mainspring until released by movement of the trigger or hammer. See Half Cock; Full Cock.

Adj. 1. Homosexual, as opposed to 'straight'. Derog. [Mid 1900s] 2. Criminal, corrupt. E.g."You can usually buy your freedom; the cops are bent and paid poorly." [Early 190 [..]

(n) an angular or rounded shape made by folding(v) bend one's back forward from the waist on down(n) a circular segment of a curve(n) curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)(v) [..]

camur, curvus

Inclination; talent for something. Out of my bent, not in my way, not in the range of my talent. Bent on it, inclined to it. As a thing bent is inclined, so a bent is an inclination or bias. Genius or [..]

technical term for a bridge pier.  Commonly referred to as a "bridge column".

The plane of beam or joist girder members which support loads and the columns which support these members.

Structural member or framework used for strengthening a bridge or trestle transversely.

Radio proword. Broken or inoperative, as in "My gadget is bent".

Radio PROCEDURE WORD. Broken or inoperative, as 'My gadget is bent.'

tied or secured by hitches or knots; as in: ìThe awning is bent to the shrouds.î

n.(1) "grassy field," s.v. bent sb.\1 OED. KEY: bent@n1

n1 2 bente 2

Identified system inoperative.

Damaged or broken.

angry

en|crooked *en|queer

da|Bent, c. 1400.

Danish form of Benedict.

Frisian variant of Ben 2.