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bent over

bent over is the simple past and past participle of bend over.

Meaning of bend over

Verb

bend over (third-person singular simple present bends over, present participle bending over, simple past and past participle bent over)

  1. (intransitive) To bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.
    • I had to bend over to see all the way down there.
    Synonyms:
    stoop
  2. (intransitive) To act submissively.
    • You really bend over when the boss comes calling, don't you?

Questions about bent over

What is bent over the simple past and past participle of?
Bent over is the simple past and past participle of bend over.

Words near bent over in the dictionary

  1. bent it like Beckham
  2. bent on
  3. bent on a splice
  4. bent one off
  5. bent one's elbow
  6. bent over
  7. bent over backward
  8. bent over backwards
  9. bent someone's ear
  10. bent someone's will
  11. Bent Spear

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