The Clue
Submitted (5 letter answer)
The Answer
BOWED
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Notes
The answer BOWED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
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Definition
BOW as a verb:
1. (bow, bow down) = bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"
2. (submit, bow, defer, accede, give in) = submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
3. bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"
4. (crouch, stoop, bend, bow) = bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
5. play on a string instrument
BOWED as an adjective:
1. (bent, bowed, inclined) = used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders"
2. of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
3. (arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed) = forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
4. (bandy, bandy-legged, bowed, bowleg, bowlegged) = have legs that curve outward at the knees
5. (bowed, bowing) = showing an excessively deferential manner