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Bowed vs Boned - What's the difference?

bowed | boned |

As verbs the difference between bowed and boned

is that bowed is past tense of bow while boned is past tense of bone.

As adjectives the difference between bowed and boned

is that bowed is having a bow, e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow while boned is (in combination) Having some specific type of bone.

bowed

English

Pronunciation 1

* *

Verb

(head)
  • (bow)

    • Pronunciation 2

    * *

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having a bow, e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow

    • boned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bone)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (in combination ) Having some specific type of bone.
  • (slang) beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.
  • * 1999 March, Matt Groening, “Space Pilot 3000”, Futurama , season 1, episode 1
    • Bender:'' Well, we're boned ! / ''Leela: Can't we get away in the ship?
  • (slang) Broken.

    • Derived terms

    * big-boned

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • order, purchase

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    Derived terms

    * bonedabuk *