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Bought

//bɔːt// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective

1
Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt. informal
"Any senators who vote for this bill must be bought."

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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

See buy.

Etymology 2

See buy.

Etymology 3

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.

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