bent 1 
(bĕnt)
(bĕnt)v.
Past tense and past participle of bend1.
adj.
1. Altered from an originally straight or even condition: picked up pieces of bent wire.
2. Determined to take a course of action: I was bent on going to the concert.
3. Chiefly British Corrupt; venal.
n.
1. A tendency, disposition, or inclination: "The natural bent of my mind was to science" (Thomas Paine).
2. A transverse structural member or framework that is used for strengthening a bridge or trestle.