COLLOCATIONS
bowed head, bowed under pressure, bowed legs, bowed in shame
WORD FORMSPresent: bow | Third person singular: bows | Gerund: bowingUSAGE NOTES
Used primarily as the past tense of the verb 'bow' (rhymes with 'cow') or as an adjective describing something curved (rhymes with 'cow'). Note: 'bow' meaning a weapon (rhymes with 'go') has different forms.