Meaning

3 senses

  1. (intransitive, transitive)To operate a bellows; to direct air at (something) using a bellows.

  2. (figuratively, intransitive)To expand and contract like a bellows.

  3. (transitive)To fold up like a bellows; to accordion.

Origin

From Middle English belwes, plural of belu, belwe, a northern form of beli, from Old Engli

From Middle English belwes, plural of belu, belwe, a northern form of beli, from Old English bæliġ, northern form of bielġ, from Proto-Germanic *balgiz. Compare German Balg. See also belly.

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Forms

bellowses, bellowsing, bellowsed, bellowsed
Base formbellows · to bellows
3rd person singularbellowses
Present participlebellowsing
Past simplebellowsed
Past participlebellowsed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybellows
he, she, itbellowses

Past simpleLesson

all personsbellowsed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bellowsed
he, she, ithas bellowsed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bellows

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
belligerentC2bellobellowB2bellyA2bellyache
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