Bought

//bɔːt// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle. obsolete
  2. 2
    A bend or hollow in a human or animal body. obsolete
  3. 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. 4
    The part of a sling that contains the stone. obsolete
  5. 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. 1
    simple past and past participle of buy. form-of, participle, past

    "She bought an expensive bag last week."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt. informal

    "Any senators who vote for this bill must be bought."

Synonyms

All synonyms
bought and paid formercenaryready madestoreybought

Antonyms

All antonyms
sold

Example

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"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.

Related phrases

bought and paid for

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