bowed
/baʊd/
To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
The musician bowed his violin expertly.
To become bent or curved.
The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.
To make something bend or curve.
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
To premiere.
Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week.