bow up

UK/ˌbəʊ ˈʌp/US/ˌboʊ ˈəp/

verb

To become overtaken by impatience, anger or frustration; to reach one's limit; to square up or assert oneself.

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Meanings

verbbow up (third-person singular simple present bows up, present participle bowing up, simple past and past participle bowed up)

present singular third person bows up · participle present bowing up · participle past bowed up · past bowed up

  1. Southern USTo become overtaken by impatience, anger or frustration; to reach one's limit; to square up or assert oneself.
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APA

bow up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20up

MLA

“bow up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bow up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20up.

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