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Bowed

/baʊd/

To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.

📖 Definitions of "Bowed"

verb
  1. 1

    To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.

    "The musician bowed his violin expertly."

  2. 2

    To become bent or curved.

    "The shelf bowed under the weight of the books."

  3. 3

    To make something bend or curve.

  4. 4

    To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

verb
  1. 1

    To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.

    "That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason."

  2. 2

    To debut.

  3. 3

    To defer (to something).

    "I bow to your better judgement in the matter."

  4. 4

    To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.

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