(ש"ע) נטייה; כשרון טבעי; נטיית-לב

(ת') עקום; מושחת; מטורף; הומוסקסואל; נחוש

(פ') לכופף; לרכון; לנטות; להיכנע; לכפות

n. inclination, tendency; aptitude, natural talent; partiality, fondness

adj. inclined; crooked; bowed; corrupt; crazy; gay, homosexual; determined

v. make curved; lean down; tilt; surrender; invert, turn over

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Noun
1. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"
(synonym) set
(hypernym) inclination, disposition, tendency
2. grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
(synonym) bent grass, bent-grass
(hypernym) grass
(hyponym) velvet bent, velvet bent grass, brown bent, Rhode Island bent, dog bent, Agrostis canina
(member-holonym) Agrostis, genus Agrostis
3. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"
(synonym) knack, hang
(hypernym) endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment

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Adjective
1. altered from an originally straight condition; "a bent wire"
(similar) crooked
2. fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
(synonym) bent on(p), dead set(p), intent on(p), out to(p)
(similar) resolute
3. used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back"
(synonym) bended
(similar) unerect
4. used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders"
(synonym) bowed, inclined
(similar) unerect
5. of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders"
(synonym) crumpled, dented
(similar) damaged

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Noun
1. a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
(synonym) crook, turn
(hypernym) curve, curved shape
(hyponym) bight
2. movement that causes the formation of a curve
(synonym) bending
(hypernym) movement, motion
(hyponym) deflection, deflexion, refraction
3. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
(synonym) curve
(hypernym) section, segment
(hyponym) blind curve, blind bend
(part-holonym) road, route
(classification) river
4. an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
(synonym) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp
(hypernym) angular shape, angularity
(hyponym) pleat, plait
(derivation) flex
5. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
(synonym) bend dexter
(hypernym) ordinary

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Verb
1. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
(synonym) flex
(antonym) straighten, unbend
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(hyponym) crook, curve
(derivation) bender
2. change direction; "The road bends"
(hypernym) turn
(derivation) curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender
3. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
(synonym) flex, deform, twist, turn
(antonym) unbend
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(hyponym) indent, dent
(derivation) bender
4. bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
(synonym) crouch, stoop, bow
(hypernym) flex
(hyponym) squinch
(entail) change posture
5. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
(synonym) deflect, turn away
(hypernym) turn
6. bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
(synonym) flex
(hypernym) move

v. be

n. clause, article, barrage, dike, dyke, embankment, limb, strophe, weir