cowed
past simple and past participle ofcow
cow
verb[Tusually passive]
uk/kaʊ/us/kaʊ/tofrightensomeone into doing something, usingthreatsorviolence:
Theprotestersrefusedto be cowedintosubmissionby thearmy.
Frightening and scaring
- chill
- chillsomeoneto the bone/marrowidiom
- cow
- creep
- curdle
- daylight
- dreadful
- flesh
- jump scare
- makesomeone'sblood curdleidiom
- makesomeone'sblood run coldidiom
- makesomeone'shair stand on endidiom
- makeyourflesh crawl/creepidiom
- scare
- scaremongering
- send
- send chills down/upsomeone'sspineidiom
- send shivers down/upsomeone'sspineidiom
- send shudders/a shudder downyourspineidiom
- wit
Examplesofcowed
cowed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A "cowed" labor force runs scared under the newly evolved form of ruthless corporate governance.
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They are far more likely to be ashamed,cowed, fearful and silent.
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I believe that it will not be acowedand broken nation, pointing to the disfigurement of war.
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Candidates may seek to represent both sections of society, but some people may feelcowedand may not wish to be represented by them.
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Acowedhorse will never train on.
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A famous suggestion is that the cusp catastrophe can be used to model the behaviour of a stressed dog, which may respond by becomingcowedor becoming angry.
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- have someone on
- have someone over a barrel
- have (someone's) blood on your hands
- have someone's guts for garters
- have someone's number
- have someone/something hanging round your neck
- have someone taped
- have someone to thank (for something)
- have someone up
- have something against someone
- have something coming out of your ears
- have something down to a fine art
- have something going for you
- have-something-going-with
- have something going with sb
- have-something-going-with-sb
- have something going with someone
- have something in common
- have something in hand
- have something in mind
- have-something-in-mind
- have something in your pocket
- have-something-nothing-to-show-for
- have something/nothing to show for something
- have something/nothing to show for sth