BOWED
/baสd/
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Definition
/baสd/
verb
- To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.“The musician bowed his violin expertly.”
- To become bent or curved.“The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.”
- To make something bend or curve.
- To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
- To premiere.“Cronenbergโs "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week.”
verb
- To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.“That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason.”
- To debut.
- To defer (to something).“I bow to your better judgement in the matter.”
- To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
Source: Wiktionary
