Definitions for Bowboʊ

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bowbaʊ(v.i.)

to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, or salutation.
to yield; submit:
to bow to the inevitable.
to bend or curve downward; stoop:
The pines bowed low.
(v.t.)to bend or incline (the knee, body, or head) in worship, submission, respect, civility, etc.
to cause to submit; subdue; crush.
to cause to stoop or incline.
to express by a bow:
to bow one's thanks.
to usher (someone) with a bow:
They were bowed in by the footman.
to cause to bend; make curved or crooked.
bow out, to withdraw by choice, as from a task; retire.
Category: Verb Phrase
(n.)an inclination of the head or body in salutation, assent, thanks, reverence, submission, etc.

Idioms for bow:

bow and scrape,to be excessively polite or deferential.
Category: Idiom

Origin of bow:

bef. 900; ME bowen (v.), OE būgan; c. D buigen

bowboʊ(n.)

a flexible strip of wood or other material, bent by a string stretched between its ends, for shooting arrows.
a bend or curve.
Category: Sport
a readily loosened knot for joining the ends of a ribbon or string, having two projecting loops.
Category: Navy, Textiles
a loop or gathering of ribbon, paper, etc., used as a decoration.
a flexible rod having horsehairs stretched from end to end, used for playing a musical instrument of the viol or violin families.
Category: Music and Dance
something curved or arc-shaped.
an archer; bowman.
Category: Ophthalmology
Ref: temple2 (def. 2). 1 2 3
Ref: rainbow.
aU-shaped piece for placing under an animal's neck to hold a yoke.
(adj.)curved outward at the center; bent:
bow legs.
(v.i.)to bend into the form of a bow; curve.
to perform with a bow on a stringed instrument.
Category: Music and Dance

Origin of bow:

bef. 1000; ME bowe (n.), OE boga

bow′less(adj.)

bowbaʊ(n.)

the forward end of a vessel or airship.
Category: Aeronautics, Nautical, Navy
the foremost oar in rowing a boat.
Category: Navy
(adj.)of or pertaining to the bow of a ship.
Category: Nautical, Navy

Origin of bow:

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

Princeton's WordNet

bow, bowknot(noun)
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
bow(noun)
a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
bow, fore, prow, stem(noun)
front part of a vessel or aircraft
"he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
bow(noun)
a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
bow, arc(noun)
something curved in shape
bow, bowing, obeisance(noun)
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
bow, curtain call(noun)
an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
bow(noun)
a decorative interlacing of ribbons
bow(verb)
a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
bow, bow down(verb)
bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
"He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in(verb)
yield to another's wish or opinion
"The government bowed to the military pressure"
bow(verb)
bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
"He bowed before the King"
crouch, stoop, bend, bow(verb)
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"
bow(verb)
play on a string instrument with a bow

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

bow(noun)ʊ
a knot with loops
to tie a bow
bowʊ
an object used for playing the violin
***He pulled the bow across the strings.
bowʊ
a weapon for shooting arrows
***a bow and arrow
bow(verb)ʊ
to bend forward to show respect or thanks
to bow to the audience
bowʊ
to look down or to bend the head down
He bowed his head in shame.
bow(noun)ʊ
the act of bending forward
***to take a bow
bowʊ
the front of a ship
***a boy fishing from the bow

Wiktionary

bow(Noun)
The front of a boat or ship.

Origin: From bugan, from beuganan. Cognate with Dutch buigen, German biegen.

Webster Dictionary

Bow(verb)
to cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved
Bow(verb)
to exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline
Bow(verb)
to bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension
Bow(verb)
to cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue
Bow(verb)
to express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks
Bow(verb)
to bend; to curve
Bow(verb)
to stop
Bow(verb)
to bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down
Bow(verb)
to incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow
Bow(noun)
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
Bow(verb)
anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow
Bow(verb)
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
Bow(verb)
an ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string
Bow(verb)
the U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke
Bow(verb)
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
Bow(verb)
an arcograph
Bow(verb)
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
Bow(verb)
a rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea
Bow(u)
two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree
Bow(verb)
to play (music) with a bow
Bow(u)
to manage the bow
Bow(noun)
the bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow
Bow(noun)
one who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar