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View usage for: pronunciation note: Pronounced (boʊd) for meaning [sense 1], and (baʊd) for meaning [sense 2].1. adjectiveSomething that is bowed is curved. ...a woman with bowed legs. 2. adjectiveIf a person's body is bowed, it is bent forward. He walked aimlessly along street after street, head down and shoulders bowed. Synonyms: bent, lowered, angled, curved More Synonyms of bowed 3. See also bow1 (baʊd) adjective1. lowered; bent forward; curved bowed head bowed back 2. bowed down Examples of 'bowed' in a sentencebowed He detached himself from their imploring jewelled and knotted fingers, and bowed. He walked aimlessly, head down and shoulders bowed. Synonyms lowered angled arched inclined hunched stooped procumbent Opposites erect , upright , straight-backed Additional synonymsDefinition dishonest or illegal She might expose his crooked business deals to the authorities. Synonyms dishonest, criminal, illegal, corrupt, dubious, questionable, unlawful, shady (informal), fraudulent, unscrupulous, under-the-table, bent (slang), shifty, deceitful, underhand, unprincipled, dishonourable, nefarious, knavish (archaic) the curved lines of the chairs Synonyms bent, rounded, sweeping, twisted, bowed, arched, arced, humped, serpentine, sinuous, twisty - bow out
- bow to something or someone
- bowdlerize
- bowed
- bowels
- bower
- bowl
- bow
- bow out
- bow down to someone
- bow to something or someone
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