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verb

Bow v. t. (past & past part. bowed; pres. part. bowing)

1.

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved. "We bow things the contrary way, to make them come to their natural straightness." "The whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind of tyranny."

2.

To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline. "Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion." "Not to bow and bias their opinions."

3.

To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension. "They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him."

4.

To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress; to crush; to subdue. "Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave."

5.

To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.

Bow v. i. (past & past part. bowed; pres. part. bowing)

1.

To play (music) with a bow.

2.

To manage the bow.

adjective

bowed adj.

1.

Bent over; used of back or head.

Synonyms: bent, inclined.

2.

(Music) Sounded by stroking with a bow; of a stringed musical instrument; as, bowed instruments. Contrasted with plucked.

3.

Resembling an arch.

Synonyms: arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate.

4.

Same as bow-legged.

Synonyms: bandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowlegged.

5.

Submitting to the authority of another.

Synonyms: bowing.

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Etymology of 'Bowed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bowed" Quotes from Famous Books

... during which the parties regarded each other in silence, the prisoner endeavoring in vain to recall the countenances of his guests, and the girl trembling, equally with grief and apprehension. Then the last advanced to the feet of the condemned man, knelt, bowed ...

— The Wing-and-Wing - Le Feu-Follet • J. Fenimore Cooper

... thought all this was a part of the show, and were thrilled with the wonderful acting. Before those immediately around her had had time to recover from the palsy of their fright Myrtle had flung the knife away from her, and was kneeling, her head bowed and her hands crossed upon her breast. The audience went into a rapture of applause as the curtain came suddenly down; but Myrtle had forgotten all but the dread peril she had just passed, and was thanking God that his angel—her own protecting spirit, as it seemed to her had stayed the arm ...

— The Guardian Angel • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

... Kahn bowed and smiled ingratiatingly. "Mr. Carton," he began in a conciliatory tone, "I have intruded on your valuable time in the interest of my ...

— The Ear in the Wall • Arthur B. Reeve

... man with such principles, my dear," Grandma observed. The two young people "attended divine service together," showed up afterwards on the Drive, where Milly noted with satisfaction that Mr. Parker plus a silk hat overtopped her gaze. She also noted that the friends she met smiled and bowed with just an added touch of interest.... They talked—chiefly Milly—on a variety of colorless topics. It appeared that Mr. Parker had positive views only on financial matters. For all the rest,—art, literature, religion, and life,—he began with a cautious,—"Well, now, I don't ...

— One Woman's Life • Robert Herrick

... all his birds were alike, and that he considered his work a swindle. "He may really think this, his knowledge is probably small; but it is not the custom to send for a gentleman to abuse him in one's own house." Audubon heard his words, bowed and left him ...

— John James Audubon • John Burroughs

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