word-vault/dist/data/cards/be/bent.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "bent",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/tw/twisted_bent.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not straight",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a piece of bent wire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do this exercise with your knees bent *(= not with your legs straight)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lamp post got bent in the crash."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lock your elbows in a slightly bent position."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
                "adverb": ["slightly"],
                "phrases": ["bent double"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a small bent old woman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was **bent double** with laughter."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "dishonest",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "determined to do something (usually something bad)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She seems bent on making life difficult for me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to be bent on destruction/revenge"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's your typical supervillain, bent on world domination."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become angry, anxious or upset",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't get bent out of shape about it. It was just a mistake!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bent/",
                "audio": "be/bent/bent__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bent/",
                "audio": "be/bent/bent__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}