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bowedenUK
bowedused a bow on a stringed instrument: bowed a bass violin
Not to be confused with:bode – to be an omen of; to portend: The future bodes well for you.bow 1 B0417000 (bou)n. Nautical 1. The front section of a ship or boat.2. Either of the sides of this front section: the starboard bow.3. The oar or the person wielding the oar closest to the bow in a racing shell.
[Middle English boue, probably of Low German origin; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.]
bow 2 B0417000 (bou)v. bowed, bow·ing, bows v.intr.1. To bend or curve downward; stoop.2. To incline the body or head or bend the knee in greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration.3. To yield in defeat or out of courtesy; submit. See Synonyms at yield.v.tr.1. To bend (the head, knee, or body) to express greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration.2. To convey (greeting, for example) by bending the body.3. To escort deferentially: bowed us into the restaurant.4. To cause to acquiesce; submit.5. To overburden: Grief bowed them down.n. An inclination of the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration.Phrasal Verb: bow out To remove oneself; withdraw.Idiom: bow and scrape To behave obsequiously.
[Middle English bowen, from Old English būgan; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.]
bow 3 B0139500 (bō)n.1. A bent, curved, or arched object.2. A weapon consisting of a curved, flexible strip of material, especially wood, strung taut from end to end and used to launch arrows.3. a. An archer.b. Archers considered as a group.4. a. Music A rod having horsehair drawn tightly between its two raised ends, used in playing instruments of the violin and viol families.b. A stroke made by this rod.5. A knot usually having two loops and two ends; a bowknot.6. a. A frame for the lenses of a pair of eyeglasses.b. The part of such a frame passing over the ear.7. A rainbow.8. An oxbow.v. bowed, bow·ing, bows v.tr.1. To bend (something) into the shape of a bow.2. Music To play (a stringed instrument) with a bow.v.intr.1. To bend into a curve or bow.2. Music To play a stringed instrument with a bow.
[Middle English bowe, from Old English boga; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.]bowed (baʊd) adj1. lowered; bent forward; curved: bowed head; bowed back. 2. bowed down (foll by: by or with) weighed down; troubled: bowed down by grief. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | bowed - of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bowmusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannerplucked - of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum | | 2. |  bowed - forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"arced, arching, arciform, arcuate, archedarchitecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"curved, curving - having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard" | | 3. |  bowed - have legs that curve outward at the kneesbandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowleggedunfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" | | 4. | bowed - showing an excessively deferential mannerbowingsubmissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people" |
bowedadjective bent, lowered, angled, curved, arched, inclined, crooked, hunched, stooped, procumbent He walked aimlessly, head down and shoulders bowed.
erect, upright, straight-backedbowedadjectiveDeviating from a straight line:arced, arched, arciform, bent, curved, curvilinear, rounded.Translationsbow1 (bau) verb1. to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc. He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer. 鞠躬 鞠躬2. (with to) to accept. I bow to your superior knowledge. 接受，屈從 屈从 noun a bowing movement. He made a bow to the ladies. 鞠躬 鞠躬bowed adjective (often with down) bent downwards, eg by the weight of something. The trees were bowed down with fruit. 彎曲的 弯曲的IdiomsSeebowEncyclopediaSeeBowbowedenUK
Related to bowed: bowed down, bowed outSynonyms for bowedadj bentSynonyms- bent
- lowered
- angled
- curved
- arched
- inclined
- crooked
- hunched
- stooped
- procumbent
Antonyms- erect
- upright
- straight-backed
Synonyms for bowedadj deviating from a straight lineSynonyms- arced
- arched
- arciform
- bent
- curved
- curvilinear
- rounded
Synonyms for bowedadj of a stringed instrumentRelated WordsAntonymsadj forming or resembling an archSynonyms- arced
- arching
- arciform
- arcuate
- arched
Related Words- architecture
- curved
- curving
adj have legs that curve outward at the kneesSynonyms- bandy
- bandy-legged
- bowleg
- bowlegged
Related Wordsadj showing an excessively deferential mannerSynonymsRelated Words |