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outbow

/aʊtˈbaʊ/

outbow verb: to surpass in bowing.

Verb

outbow (third-person singular simple present outbows, present participle outbowing, simple past and past participle outbowed)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in bowing.
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Forms of outbow

third-person singular presentoutbows
present participleoutbowing
past participleoutbowed
pastoutbowed

Origin of outbow

From out- + bow.

Questions about outbow

What does outbow mean?
Outbow means to surpass in bowing.
What part of speech is outbow?
Outbow is a verb.
How do you pronounce outbow?
Outbow is pronounced /aʊtˈbaʊ/.
What is the past tense of outbow?
The past tense of outbow is outbowed.

Words near outbow in the dictionary

  1. outbought
  2. outbound
  3. outboundaries
  4. outboundary
  5. outbounds
  6. outbow
  7. outbowed
  8. outbowing
  9. outbowl
  10. outbowled
  11. outbowling

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