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bent

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  1. gift                  
 
1. bent \'bent\ n [ME, grassy place, bent grass, fr. OE beonot-; akin to 
   OHG binuz ru]sh 1: unenclosed grassland  2a1: a reedy grass  2a2: a stalk 
   of stiff coarse grass  2b: any of a genus (Agrostis) including important 
   chiefly perennial a nd rhizomatous pasture and lawn grasses with fine 
   velvety or wiry herbage
2. bent aj [ME, fr. pp. of benden to bend] 1: changed by bending out of an 
   original straight or even condition  2: strongly inclined 
3. bent n [irreg. fr. 2bend] 1a: strong inclination or interest : BIAS  1b: 
   a special inclination or capacity  2: capacity of endurance  3: a 
   transverse framework to carry lateral as well as vertical loads