outbow en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /aʊtˈbaʊ/
Etymology
From out- + bow.
Meanings
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(transitive) To surpass in bowing.
His character and gloves are ever clean, / And then he can outbow the bowing dean
1725–1728, [Edward Young], “(please specify the page)”, in Love of Fame, the Universal Passion. In Seven Characteristical Satires, 4th edition, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson […], published 1741, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outbowed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outbowed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outbows | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outbowing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |