bow up (English, verb)
expansion: bow up (third-person singular simple present bows up, present participle bowing up, simple past and past participle bowed up)
Senses:
glosses: To become overtaken by impatience, anger or frustration; to reach one's limit; to square up or assert oneself.
tags: Southern-US
Forms:
form: bows up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bowing up
tags: participle
present
form: bowed up
tags: participle
past
form: bowed up
tags: past