1d Def 4
bent (bɛnt)
adj
1. not straight; curved
2. (foll by on) fixed (on a course of action); resolved (to); determined (to)
3.
a. dishonest; corrupt
b. (of goods) stolen
c. crazy; mad
d. Brit homosexual
n
4. personal inclination, propensity, or aptitude
5. capacity of endurance (esp in the phrase to the top of one's bent)
6. (General Engineering) civil engineering a framework placed across a structure to stiffen it