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Definition of 'BOW'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) bow
to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, or salutation.

2.  bow
to yield; submit:
to bow to the inevitable.

3.  bow
to bend or curve downward; stoop:
The pines bowed low.

4. (v.t.) bow
to bend or incline (the knee, body, or head) in worship, submission, respect, civility, etc.

5.  bow
to cause to submit; subdue; crush.

6.  bow
to cause to stoop or incline.

7.  bow
to express by a bow:
to bow one's thanks.

8.  bow
to usher (someone) with a bow:
They were bowed in by the footman.

9.  bow
to cause to bend; make curved or crooked.

10.  bow
bow out, to withdraw by choice, as from a task; retire.

11. (n.) bow
an inclination of the head or body in salutation, assent, thanks, reverence, submission, etc.

12. (n.) bow
a flexible strip of wood or other material, bent by a string stretched between its ends, for shooting arrows.

13.  bow
a bend or curve.

14.  bow
a readily loosened knot for joining the ends of a ribbon or string, having two projecting loops.

15.  bow
a loop or gathering of ribbon, paper, etc., used as a decoration.

16.  bow
a flexible rod having horsehairs stretched from end to end, used for playing a musical instrument of the viol or violin families.

17.  bow
something curved or arc-shaped.

18.  bow
an archer; bowman.

19.  bow
a

20. (adj.) bow
curved outward at the center; bent:
bow legs.

21. (v.i.) bow
to bend into the form of a bow; curve.

22.  bow
to perform with a bow on a stringed instrument.

23. (n.) bow
the forward end of a vessel or airship.

24.  bow
the foremost oar in rowing a boat.

25. (adj.) bow
of or pertaining to the bow of a ship.

Etymology: (1620–30; < LG boog (n.) or D boeg or Dan bov; see bough)

Definition of 'BOW'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) bow, bowknot
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

2. (noun) bow
a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

3. (noun) bow, fore, prow, stem
front part of a vessel or aircraft
"he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

4. (noun) bow
a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

5. (noun) bow, arc
something curved in shape

6. (noun) bow, bowing, obeisance
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

7. (noun) bow, curtain call
an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

8. (noun) bow
a decorative interlacing of ribbons

9. (verb) bow
a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

10. (verb) bow, bow down
bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
"He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

11. (verb) submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
yield to another's wish or opinion
"The government bowed to the military pressure"

12. (verb) bow
bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
"He bowed before the King"

13. (verb) crouch, stoop, bend, bow
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
"he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

14. (verb) bow
play on a string instrument with a bow

Definition of 'BOW'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) bow
a knot with loops
to tie a bow

2.  bow
an object used for playing the violin
***He pulled the bow across the strings.

3.  bow
a weapon for shooting arrows
***a bow and arrow

4. (verb) bow
to bend forward to show respect or thanks
to bow to the audience

5.  bow
to look down or to bend the head down
He bowed his head in shame.

6. (noun) bow
the act of bending forward
***to take a bow

7.  bow
the front of a ship
***a boy fishing from the bow

Definition of 'BOW'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) BOW
an inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility

2. (noun) BOW
the bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow

3. (noun) BOW
one who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar

4. BOW
two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree

5. BOW
to manage the bow

6. (verb) BOW
to cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved

7. (verb) BOW
to exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline

8. (verb) BOW
to bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension

9. (verb) BOW
to cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue

10. (verb) BOW
to express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks

11. (verb) BOW
to bend; to curve

12. (verb) BOW
to stop

13. (verb) BOW
to bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down

14. (verb) BOW
to incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow

15. (verb) BOW
anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow

16. (verb) BOW
a weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled

17. (verb) BOW
an ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string

18. (verb) BOW
the U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke

19. (verb) BOW
an appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument

20. (verb) BOW
an arcograph

21. (verb) BOW
any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters

22. (verb) BOW
a rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea

23. (verb) BOW
to play (music) with a bow

Translation of 'BOW'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.
Afrikaans: buig, knik	Arabic: يَنْحَني، يَحْني	Bulgarian: покланям се
Brazilian: inclinar	Czech: poklonit se, sklánět (se)	German: (sich)(ver-)beugen
Danish: bukke	Greek: κάνω υπόκλιση	Spanish: inclinar(se), hacer una r
Estonian: kummardama	Farsi: خم شدن؛ تعظیم کردن	Finnish: kumartaa
French: (s')incliner devant	Hebrew: לַקוּד קִידָה	Hindi: झुकना, झुकाना
Croatian: nakloniti se	Hungarian: meghajol	Indonesian: membungkuk
Icelandic: hneigja sig	Italian: inchinarsi, chinare il ca	Japanese: おじぎをする
Korean: 고개를 숙이다	Lithuanian: nu(si)lenkti	Latvian: paklanīties; palocīties;
Malay: tunduk	Dutch: buigen	Norwegian: bukke; bøye hodet
Polish: skłonić (się)	Persian: خم شدن؛ تعظیم کردن	Pashto: ټیټ کیدل، احترام کول
Portuguese: saudar	Romanian: a (se) apleca, a (se)încl	Russian: поклониться
Slovak: pokloniť sa, skloniť (sa)	Slovenian: prikloniti se	Serbian: nakloniti se
Swedish: buga, böja	Thai: โค้งคำนับ	Turkish: eğilerek selâm vermek, re
Taiwanese: 鞠躬	Ukrainian: кланятися	Urdu: کورنش بجا لانا ، جھکنا
Vietnamese: cúi chào	Chinese: 鞠躬
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