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ALL meanings of bought

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  • noun bought Bought is the past tense and past participle of buy. 3
  • adjective bought purchased from a shop; not homemade 3
  • abbreviation BOUGHT buy 3
  • abbreviation BOUGHT boughten 3
  • verb with object bought Informal. to accept or believe: I don't buy that explanation. to be deceived by: He bought the whole story. 1
  • verb without object bought to be or become a purchaser. 1
  • noun bought an act or instance of buying. 1
  • noun bought something bought or to be bought; purchase: That coat was a sensible buy. 1
  • noun bought a bargain: The couch was a real buy. 1
  • idioms bought buy it, Slang. to get killed: He bought it at Dunkirk. 1
  • verb bought simple past tense and past participle of buy. 1
  • adjective bought South Midland and Southern U.S. store-bought. 1
  • verb with object bought to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase. 1
  • verb with object bought to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery. 1
  • verb with object bought to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder. 1
  • verb with object bought to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought. 1
  • verb with object bought to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to. 1
  • verb with object bought Chiefly Theology. to redeem; ransom. 1
  • verb with object bought Cards. to draw or be dealt (a card): He bought an ace. 1
  • noun bought (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle. 0
  • noun bought (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A bend or hollow in a human or animal body. 0
  • noun bought (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A curve or bend in a river, mountain chain, or other geographical feature. 0
  • noun bought (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The part of a sling that contains the stone. 0
  • noun bought (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A fold, bend, or coil in a tail, snake's body etc. 0
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