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bent the brain

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

Meaning of bend the brain

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be difficult to comprehend.
    • Rogan studied her architectural drawings for the four-level, 1,200 square metre centre closely: “Every line meant something. It bends the brain. I’m in love with this building and I can’t hide it.”2015 May 28, Jay Merrick, “Zaha Hadid’s modernist library inspires shock and awe in Oxford”, in The Independent

Questions about bent the brain

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

Words near bent the brain in the dictionary

  1. bent over backwards
  2. bent someone's ear
  3. bent someone's will
  4. Bent Spear
  5. Bent Spears
  6. bent the brain
  7. bent the knee
  8. bent the rules
  9. bent the truth
  10. bent to one's will
  11. bent to someone's will

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