English Explanatory Dictionary

bought

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of buy.
adj
  1. Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt.
noun
  1. A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle.
  2. A bend or hollow in a human or animal body.
  3. A curve or bend in a river, mountain chain, or other geographical feature.
  4. The part of a sling that contains the stone.
  5. A fold, bend, or coil in a tail, snake's body etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɔːt/ /ˈbɔt/ en-us-bought.ogg /ˈbɑt/ /ˈbɒt/

Word forms

bought boughts bout bowt boughte bughte

Etymology

See buy.

Synonyms

bought and paid for

Derived words

bought and paid for boughten overbought shopbought storebought unbought
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