Definition of cower Cower
/kawˈɚ/ - [kawer] - cow•er
We found 8 definitions of cower from 5 different sources.
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What does cower mean?
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| cower - show submission or fear | ||
| fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, grovel | ||
| flex, bend cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" | ||
| cower - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain" | ||
| huddle | ||
| crouch, bow, stoop, bend bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cower (v. i.)
To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear. - cower (v. t.)
To cherish with care.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cower
kow′er, v.i. to sink down through fear, &c.: to crouch, for protection or in fear.—adv. Cow′eringly. [Cf. Ice. kúra, Dan. kure, to lie quiet.]
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🔤- cower, verb, present, 1st person singular of cower (infinitive).
- cower, verb (infinitive).
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