Adjective bowed down has 1 sense
- bowed down, loaded down, overburdened, weighed down - heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares"
Antonym: unburdened (indirect, via burdened)
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Verb bow down has 2 senses
- prostrate, bow down - get into a prostrate position, as in submission
--1 is one way to lie down, lie
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- 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 is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to somebody
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