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Bowed has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of bow

"The audience bowed to acknowledge the performer's final exit."

Adjective
1

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

"She carefully bowed the violin's strings to produce a mournful melody."

2

forming or resembling an arch

"an arched ceiling"

3

have legs that curve outward at the knees

"After years of heavy lifting, his posture changed so much that he now walks with a bowed stance where his knees stick out to the sides."

4

showing an excessively deferential manner

"The new manager bowed so low to every employee that it made everyone uncomfortable during the meeting."

5

Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments), e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow

"The violinist's hands moved gracefully as she drew her bow across the strings to create a soft melody."

Related Terms
Antonyms
plucked
Rhyming Words
wed awed owed vowed dewed bewed szwed sawed nowed sowed mowed towed pawed hewed rowed cowed sewed unwed tewed wowed
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