bent — bent1 [bent] the past tense and past participle of ↑bend bent 2 bent2 adj 1.) something that is bent is no longer flat or straight ▪ a bent nail ▪ Stand with your knees slightly bent. ▪ He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bent — 1 the past tense and past participle of bend 1 2 adjective 1 something that is bent is no longer flat or straight: The hinge was bent and the lid wouldn t shut properly. 2 bent on completely determined to do something: He seems bent on success at … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bent on something doing something — ˈbent on sth/on doing sth idiom determined to do sth (usually sth bad) • She seems bent on making life difficult for me. see also ↑hell bent Main entry: ↑bentidiom … Useful english dictionary
bent on on doing something — ˈbent on sth/on doing sth idiom determined to do sth (usually sth bad) • She seems bent on making life difficult for me. see also ↑hell bent Main entry: ↑bentidiom … Useful english dictionary
hell-bent — adj [not before noun] very determined to do something, especially something that other people do not approve of hell bent on (doing) sth ▪ young people who are hell bent on having a good time … Dictionary of contemporary English
hell-bent — adjective (not before noun) very determined to do something, especially something that other people do not approve of: hell bent on (doing) sth: They seemed hell bent on creating a scandal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
touch — 1 /tVtS/ verb FEEL SB/STH PHYSICALLY 1 (T) to put your hand or another part of your body on something or someone so that you can feel them: Small children are constantly moving and wanting to touch everything. | She couldn t bear the thought of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stoop — stoop1 [stu:p] v [: Old English; Origin: stupian] 1.) [i]also stoop down to bend your body forward and down ▪ We had to stoop to pass through the low entrance. ▪ Dave stooped down to tie his shoes. 2.) to stand with your back and shoulders bent… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stoop — 1 verb (I) 1 also stoop down to bend your body forwards and down: The doorway was so low that Martin had to stoop to go in. 2 to stand with your back and shoulders bent forwards stoop to sth phrasal verb (T) to do something, even though you know… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
throw — throw1 W1S1 [θrəu US θrou] v past tense threw [θru:] past participle thrown [θrəun US θroun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(throw a ball/stone etc)¦ 2¦(put something carelessly)¦ 3¦(push roughly/violently)¦ 4¦(make somebody fall)¦ 5¦(move hands/head etc)¦ 6¦(confuse … Dictionary of contemporary English
pick — 1 /pIk/ verb (T) 1 CHOOSE STH to choose someone or something good or suitable from a group or range of people or things: Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. | Let me pick a few examples at random. | pick your words (=be careful … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
