Definition of Bowed

Adjective: bowed bowd

(music) of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
(architecture) forming or resembling an arch
- arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate

Adjective: bowed[2] bawd

Showing an excessively deferential manner
- bowing
Have legs that curve outward at the knees
"The tall man hit the bowed-legged fellow over the mouth";
- bandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowlegged

Verb: bow[2] (bowed,bowing,bows) baw

Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
"He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"; "He bowed down before the King";
- bow down
Yield to another's wish or opinion
"The government bowed to the military pressure";
- submit, defer, accede, give in
Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
"He bow[2]ed before the King"
Bend one's back forward from the waist on down
"She bowed before the Queen";
- crouch, stoop, bend, scrooch [US]