adj
Meaning 1
Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a bowed instrument
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bowed
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /boʊd/
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Received-Pronunciation: /bəʊd/
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rhymes with -əʊd
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homophone: bode
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/baʊd/
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rhymes with -aʊd
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: B AW1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: B OW1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having been played by a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Equipped with a bow (weapon).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Bent or curved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of bow
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 6
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: plucked
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
showing an excessively deferential manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bowing
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
have legs that curve outward at the knees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowlegged
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
forming or resembling an arch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an arched ceiling
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.