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bowed

/baʊd/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
  2. To become bent or curved.
  3. To make something bend or curve.
  4. To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
  5. To premiere.
  6. To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
  7. To debut.
  8. To defer (to something).
  9. To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
  10. To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
  11. To become bent or curved.
  12. To make something bend or curve.
  13. To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
  14. To premiere.
  15. To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
  16. To debut.
  17. To defer (to something).
  18. To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
  19. Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments), e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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