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| 1. | [ adjective ] used especially of the head or upper back | |
| Synonyms: | inclined bent | |
| Examples: | "a bent head and sloping shoulders" |
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| Related terms: | unerect | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (music) of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow | |
| Related terms: | plucked music | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] have legs that curve outward at the knees | |
| Synonyms: | bandy-legged bowleg bowlegged bandy | |
| Related terms: | unfit | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (architecture) forming or resembling an arch | |
| Synonyms: | arched arching arciform arcuate arced | |
| Examples: | "an arched ceiling" |
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| Related terms: | architecture curved | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] showing an excessively deferential manner | |
| Synonyms: | bowing | |
| Related terms: | submissive | |
| Similar spelling: |
bod Boyd body bode Bothe Bodie Boddy Boyett Boidae Boddie Boyette Boutte bot bootie Boothe bootee Boeotia |
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