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bowed: adjective and adverb
bowed: adjective and adverb
bow: noun
bow: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb III. noun
bow down: intransitive verb
bow out: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb
bow ˈdoor: noun
bow-leg·ged: adjective and adverb
bow ˈtie: noun
ˈbow wave: noun
bow ˈwin·dow: noun
bow-wow: I. interjection II. noun
ˈdick·ey bow: noun
dickie bow: noun
ˈdicky bow: noun
ox-bow lake: noun
bow and arrow: noun

bowed¹ [baʊd] ADJ (bent over)

bowed

bowed down [or under]

the roses were bowed under with blossoms

die Rosen waren über und über mit Blüten beladen

bowed² [bəʊd, Am boʊd] ADJ (curved)

bowed

bowed

bow¹ [bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

Bogen m

bow and arrow

Pfeil und Bogen

to draw one's bow

den Bogen spannen

2. bow (for an instrument):

bow

Bogen m

3. bow (knot):

bow

bow

Masche f A, CH

Phrases:

to have many/two strings to one's bow

mehrere/zwei Eisen im Feuer haben inf

I . bow² [baʊ] VB intr

to bow [to sb/sth]

sich acc [vor jdm/etw] verbeugen [o. form verneigen]

to bow to public pressure fig

sich öffentlichem Druck beugen

Phrases:

to bow and scrape pej

II . bow² [baʊ] VB trans

to bow one's head

den Kopf senken [o. form neigen]

III . bow² [baʊ] N

1. bow (bending over):

bow

bow

Verneigung f form

to give [or make] a bow [to sb]

[vor jdm] eine Verbeugung machen

to make one's bow fig

sein Debüt geben

to take a bow

sich acc [unter Applaus] verbeugen

to take one's final bow fig

seine letzte Vorstellung geben

to take one's final bow fig

zum letzten Mal auftreten

2. bow NAUT:

bow

Bug m

Phrases:

to fire a warning shot across sb's bows

einen Warnschuss vor jds Bug abfeuern

bow down VB intr

1. bow down (to show reverence):

to bow down [before sb]

sich acc [vor jdm] verbeugen [o. form verneigen]

2. bow down (obey sb):

to bow down to sb

sich acc jdm fügen

I . bow out VB intr

bow out (stop taking part)

sich acc verabschieden

bow out (retire from job)

sich acc ins Privatleben zurückziehen

to bow out of a project

aus einem Projekt aussteigen inf

II . bow out VB trans

to bow sb out

jdn hinauskomplimentieren euph form

bow ˈdoor N NAUT

bow-leg·ged [bəʊˈlegɪd, Am boʊ-] ADJ

o-beinig attr inf

bow ˈtie N FASHION

Fliege f

to tie a bow tie

eine Fliege binden

ˈbow wave N

Bugwelle[n] f[pl]

the judgement will be followed by a bow wave of lawsuits fig

das Urteil wird einen Rattenschwanz von Prozessen im Gefolge haben fig

bow ˈwin·dow N

Erkerfenster nt

I . bow-wow INTERJ [ˌbaʊˈwaʊ]

II . bow-wow N [ˈbaʊˌwaʊ] childspeak (dog)

Wauwau m Kindersprache

ˈdick·ey bow N Brit inf

Fliege f

Binder m veraltend

dickie bow N Brit inf

dickie bow → dickey bow

See also dickey bow

ˈdick·ey bow N Brit inf

Fliege f

Binder m veraltend

ˈdicky bow N Brit inf

dicky bow → dickey bow

See also dickey bow

ˈdick·ey bow N Brit inf

Fliege f

Binder m veraltend

ox-bow lake, cut-off, horseshoe lake N

ox-bow lake

bow and arrow N

bow and arrow

Pfeil und Bogen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

bowed down [or under]

the roses were bowed under with blossoms

die Rosen waren über und über mit Blüten beladen

she stood up and bowed in acknowledgment

sie erhob sich und verbeugte sich zum Dank

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The dark bronzy-fuscous forewings are elongate and rather oblique, rather dilated posteriorly, the costa slightly is arched, the apex obtuse and the termen bowed. en.wikipedia.org

However, the principle of bowed strings in a keyboard instrument is old. en.wikipedia.org

He became regarded as a good tactician, and infantry commanders bowed to his tactical judgement when planning joint operations. en.wikipedia.org

Children who do not get enough may suffer from rickets when legs become bowed or knock-kneed. www.theecologist.org

The reprisal of the capriccio is intoned by the cellos and harp, the theme bowed, then with pizzicato. en.wikipedia.org

The "sples" is simply a primitive musical bow that can be plucked, or bowed with a second bow. en.wikipedia.org

Some original instruments could be disassembled into the constituent straight tubes, bowed tubes, bell flare, and stays, with ferrules at the joints. en.wikipedia.org

They are rendered as mostly stoical, although in obvious physical discomfort, with their bodies bowed in toil. en.wikipedia.org

A struck string sound includes a muffled click; a bowed string, a scratchy noise. en.wikipedia.org

The outstretched arms and bowed head suggest the brothers' protection and promotion of the twin cities. en.wikipedia.org

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