"upbow" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʌpbəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌpboʊ/ [General-American] Forms: upbows [plural]
enPR: bō [Received-Pronunciation], bō [General-American] Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From up + bow. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|up|bow}} up + bow Head templates: {{en-noun}} upbow (plural upbows)
  1. (music) A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow upward or to the left across the instrument, moving the point of contact from the bow's tip toward the frog. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-upbow-en-noun-tgYKDjgW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Verb

IPA: /ˈʌpbəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌpboʊ/ [General-American] Forms: upbows [present, singular, third-person], upbowing [participle, present], upbowed [participle, past], upbowed [past]
enPR: bō [Received-Pronunciation], bō [General-American] Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From up + bow. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|up|bow}} up + bow Head templates: {{en-verb}} upbow (third-person singular simple present upbows, present participle upbowing, simple past and past participle upbowed)
  1. (geology) To bend or arc upwards. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-upbow-en-verb-c1SQWTEz Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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