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PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be bent double
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The old man was bent double under his load.
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A few bent coppers can give the whole police force a bad name.
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Half the inspectors here are bent .
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How did this spoon get bent ?
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The hinge was bent and the lid wouldn't shut properly.
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The nail is bent .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For a full minute he was bent double, like a stricken animal.
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We stand over Tolo's bent form, and point with our cane.
III. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Rebecca has an artistic bent .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A native Nebraskan and a West Point graduate, Wedemeyer had an intellectual bent and a capacity for strategic thinking.