Meaning of 'bow' (Webster Dictionary)
- 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.
- The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or
prow.
- One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.
- Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward
part of a saddletree.
- To bend; to curve.
- To stop.
- To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or
submission; -- often with down.
- To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or
assent; to make bow.
- To play (music) with a bow.
- To manage the bow.
- To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect;
to make crooked or curved.
- To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to
bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
- To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of
respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.
- To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to
crush; to subdue.
- To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
- Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
- 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.
- An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by
doubling a ribbon or string.
- The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and
fastens it to the yoke.
- 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.
- An arcograph.
- 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.
- A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's
altitude at sea.
Meaning of 'bow' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- front part of a vessel or aircraft
Example in sentence:- he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
Meaning (2):
- bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
Meaning (3):
- bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
Example in sentence:- He bowed before the King;
- She bowed her head in shame
Meaning (4):
- bend one's back forward from the waist on down
Example in sentence:- he crouched down;
- She bowed before the Queen;
- The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
Meaning (5):
- yield to another's wish or opinion
Example in sentence:- The government bowed to the military pressure
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