1. bent
She bent down.
The straw appears bent at the place where it enters the water.
The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.
Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered they can be bent to man's will and desire.
The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land.
Don't get all bent out of shape over little things. A short temper can make you poor.
The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent.
You know I am not born to tread in the beaten track — the peculiar bent of my nature pushes me on.
Leave her alone for now - she's bent.
This knife is bent.; a bent policeman; She has a bent for music.
Olek was a boy with a mechanical bent who later became an car mechanic.
My bicycle frame was bent after I got into an accident.
Chris held Teddy until he became calm and just stood there, his glasses bent and hanging off one ear.
It can't be bent easily.
Jim dropped his pen and bent to pick it up.