Definition of "ow" []

• Used especially in response to sudden pain. (interjection)

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• "Ow, ow, ow_! came from a couple of hundred yards away -- a hollow, diabolical kind of mocking laugh which sent a chill through the listeners."
• ""[N] ow is a time for respect, reflection and remembrance," Rick Scott, chairman of Conservatives for Patients 'Rights, said in a statement."
• ""[N] ow is a time for respect, reflection and remembrance," Rick Scott, chairman of Conservatives for Patients 'Rights, said in an August 26 statement announcing the temporary halt to health care ads."