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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.