bowed
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Simple pronunciation
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
"The musician bowed his violin expertly."
2. To become bent or curved.
"The shelf bowed under the weight of the books."
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.
"Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week."
1. To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
"That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason."
2. To debut.
3. To defer (to something).
"I bow to your better judgement in the matter."
4. To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
bowed
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Simple pronunciation
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
"The musician bowed his violin expertly."
2. To become bent or curved.
"The shelf bowed under the weight of the books."
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.
"Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week."
1. To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
"That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason."
2. To debut.
3. To defer (to something).
"I bow to your better judgement in the matter."
4. To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
1. Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments), e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow
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