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bowed down

 
Adjective bowed down has 1 sense
  1. 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)
Verb bow down has 2 senses
  1. prostrate, bow down - get into a prostrate position, as in submission
    --1 is one way to lie down, lie
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. 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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