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bowed

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verb/baʊd/
  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of bowform-ofparticiplepast

verb/boʊd//bəʊd/
  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of bowform-ofparticiplepast

adj/boʊd//bəʊd/
  1. 1

    Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments).not-comparable

    • a bowed instrument
  2. 2

    Having been played by a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments).not-comparable

    • The value 16/49 is evidently of importance as it corresponds to the first principal mode of vibration of a bowed string.
    • The mode of vibration of a bowed string is peculiar, since it is not a simple harmonic motion.
  3. 3

    Equipped with a bow (weapon).in-compoundsnot-comparable

    • […] the deadly fight / At Sparta sing, that nigh / Kithairon’s heiglits was fought, whereby / The Persian host of bent-bowed archers came / To ruin; […]
    • Now some of our weak-bowed archers are using glass sights on their bows for 100-yard shooting.
  4. 4

    Bent or curved.not-comparable

    • Replace any badly bowed studs, or fix a bowed stud by making a cut into the bowed area, forcing the stud straight, and bracing it with a 1x cleat (see the bottom illustration at right).
    • A bowed tendon is one of the most serious leg problems for racehorses .

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