bowed

British  

/ baʊd /

adjective

1. lowered; bent forward; curved

   bowed head

   bowed back

2. weighed down; troubled

   bowed down by grief

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Example Sentences

She smiled and dramatically bowed, which caused the laughter she’d been afraid of in the first place, but this time, she’d asked for it.

From Literature

I didn’t fully become One with a ring until this January when my extremely fit, pickleball-playing sister-in-law bowed out one morning from a family hike at the urging of her ring.

From The Wall Street Journal

By early 1942 the nation was battered, no doubt, and after years of hard conflict and rationing of food supplies, its citizens were somewhat bowed down.

From The Wall Street Journal

Warner board members ultimately concluded that Paramount’s bid topped the one from Netflix and the streamer bowed out.

From Los Angeles Times

“Paramount is paying a stiff price, and its winning bid may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory,” we wrote on Feb. 27, after Netflix bowed out of the takeover battle.

From Barron's

Related Words

• curved
• rounded