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Bent down.

Watch out! You may see this word with another pronunciation and its meaning is then different.
Used as a verb, listen here, it means: Bent down. Used as an adjective, listen here, it means: shaped like a bow.

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Usage examples (37)
  • After the storm, the trees were all bowed.
  • Noun : He drew the bow and sent the arrow to its target. ,He is the best bow in the county
  • Adjective : bow legs
  • Then Nur al-Din bowed his head, and made these couplets,
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  • ''bowed" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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