Bought
/bɔːt/ adj, noun, verb, slang
adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle. obsolete
- 2 A bend or hollow in a human or animal body. obsolete
- 3 A curve or bend in a river, mountain chain, or other geographical feature. obsolete
"the river it selfe turneth North east and is stil a navigable streame. On the westerne side of this bought is Tauxenent with 40 men."
- 4 The part of a sling that contains the stone. obsolete
- 5 A fold, bend, or coil in a tail, snake's body etc. obsolete
"Her huge long taile her den all ouerspred, / Yet was in knots and many boughtes vpwound, / Pointed with mortall sting."
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of buy. form-of, participle, past
"She bought an expensive bag last week."
Adjective
- 1 Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt. informal
"Any senators who vote for this bill must be bought."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"My mother bought two bottles of orange juice."
Etymology
Etymology 1
See buy.
Etymology 2
From Middle English bought, bowght, bouȝt, *buȝt, probably an alteration of bight, biȝt, byȝt (“bend, bight”) after bowen, buwen, buȝen (“to bow, bend”). Cognate with Scots boucht, bucht, bout (“bend”). More at bight and bout.