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Bow  (b), Clara Known as "the It Girl." 1905-1965.

American actress whose roles in silent films, such as Mantrap (1926) and It (1927), made her a symbol of the Roaring Twenties.

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bow ¹  (bou)

n. Nautical

1. The front section of a ship or boat.

2. The oar or the person wielding the oar closest to the bow.

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[Middle English boue, probably of Low German origin; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.]

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bow ²  (bou)

v. bowed, bow·ing, bows

v.intr.

1. To bend or curve downward; stoop.

2. To incline the body or head or bend the knee in greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration.

3. To yield in defeat or out of courtesy; submit. See Synonyms at yield.

v.tr.

1. To bend (the head, knee, or body) to express greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration.

2. To convey (greeting, for example) by bending the body.

3. To escort deferentially: bowed us into the restaurant.

4. To cause to acquiesce; submit.

5. To overburden: Grief bowed them down.

n.

An inclination of the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration.

Phrasal Verb:

bow out

To remove oneself; withdraw.

Idiom:

bow and scrape

To behave obsequiously.

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[Middle English bowen, from Old English bgan; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.]

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bow ³  (b)

n.

1. A bent, curved, or arched object.

2. A weapon consisting of a curved, flexible strip of material, especially wood, strung taut from end to end and used to launch arrows.

3.

a. An archer.

b. Archers considered as a group.

4.

a. Music A rod having horsehair drawn tightly between its two raised ends, used in playing instruments of the violin and viol families.

b. A stroke made by this rod.

5. A knot usually having two loops and two ends; a bowknot.

6.

a. A frame for the lenses of a pair of eyeglasses.

b. The part of such a frame passing over the ear.

7. A rainbow.

8. An oxbow.

v. bowed, bow·ing, bows

v.tr.

1. To bend (something) into the shape of a bow.

2. Music To play (a stringed instrument) with a bow.

v.intr.

1. To bend into a curve or bow.

2. Music To play a stringed instrument with a bow.

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[Middle English bowe, from Old English boga; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.]

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Bow [bəʊ]

n

(Biographies / Bow, Clara (1905-1965) M, US, FILMS AND TV: actress) Clara, known as the It Girl. 1905-65, US film actress, noted for her vivacity and sex appeal

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bow¹

vb

1. to lower (one's head) or bend (one's knee or body) as a sign of respect, greeting, assent, or shame

2. to bend or cause to bend; incline downwards

3. (intr; usually foll by to or before) to comply or accept bow to the inevitable

4. (tr; foll by in, out, to etc.) to usher (someone) into or out of a place with bows and deference the manager bowed us to our car

5. (tr; usually foll by down) to bring (a person, nation, etc.) to a state of submission

bow and scrape to behave in an excessively deferential or obsequious way

n

1. a lowering or inclination of the head or body as a mark of respect, greeting, or assent

take a bow to acknowledge or receive applause or praise See also bow out

[Old English būgan, related to Old Norse bjūgr bent, Old High German biogan to bend, Dutch buigen]

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bow²

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) a weapon for shooting arrows, consisting of an arch of flexible wood, plastic, metal, etc. bent by a string (bowstring) fastened at each end See also crossbow

2. (Music / Instruments)

a.  a long slightly curved stick across which are stretched strands of horsehair, used for playing the strings of a violin, viola, cello, or related instrument

b.  a stroke with such a stick

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Knots)

a.  a decorative interlacing of ribbon or other fabrics, usually having two loops and two loose ends

b.  the knot forming such an interlacing; bowknot

4.

a.  something that is curved, bent, or arched

b.  (in combination) rainbow oxbow saddlebow

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) a person who uses a bow and arrow; archer

6. (Medicine) US

a.  a frame of a pair of spectacles

b.  a sidepiece of the frame of a pair of spectacles that curls round behind the ear

7. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) a metal ring forming the handle of a pair of scissors or of a large old-fashioned key

8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect part of a building curved in the form of a bow See also bow window

vb

1. to form or cause to form a curve or curves

2. (Music / Classical Music) to make strokes of a bow across (violin strings)

[Old English boga arch, bow; related to Old Norse bogi a bow, Old High German bogo, Old Irish bocc, and bow¹]

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bow³

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Chiefly nautical

a.  (often plural) the forward end or part of a vessel

b.  (as modifier) the bow mooring line

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Rowing short for bowman²

(Transport / Nautical Terms)

on the port (or starboard) bow Nautical within 45 degrees to the port (or starboard) of straight ahead

a shot across someone's bows Informal a warning

[probably from Low German boog; related to Dutch boeg, Danish bov ship's bow, shoulder; see bough]

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Bow a herd of cattle; the cattle on a farm [the livestock], c. 1300; bowmen or archers collectively, 1511.

Example: bow of ky [Scots ‘cattle’], 1568.

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Bow, Bowpot, Boughpot a bouquet of flowers or boughs; a bunch of flowers, 1848; a pot for holding boughs or flowers for ornament, 1583.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bow - a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces bowknot knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
	2.	bow - a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments fiddlestick, violin bow - a bow used in playing the violin stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
	3.	bow - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" fore, prow, stem front - the side that is seen or that goes first vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
	4.	bow - a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow bow and arrow - a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them bowstring - the string of an archer's bow crossbow - a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel) Cupid's bow - a curved bow with reversed curve ends handbow - a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow limb - either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow" longbow - a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
	5.	bow - something curved in shape             arc rainbow - an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
	6.	bow - bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting bowing, obeisance reverence - an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) motion, gesture - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals genuflection, genuflexion - the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence kotow, kowtow - a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission scrape, scraping - a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" salaam - a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
	7.	bow - an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience curtain call thanks - an acknowledgment of appreciation
	8.	bow - a decorative interlacing of ribbons decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
	9.	bow - a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments stroke - a single complete movement down-bow - a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow up-bow - an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow
Verb	1.	bow - bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" bow down conge, congee - perform a ceremonious bow gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
	2.	bow - yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" accede, give in, defer, submit buckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield - consent reluctantly
	3.	bow - bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King" take a bow - acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture curtsey, curtsy - bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting kowtow, genuflect, scrape - bend the knees and bow in a servile manner genuflect - bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image bow down, prostrate - get into a prostrate position, as in submission
	4.	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" crouch, stoop, bend bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" squinch - crouch down cower, huddle - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"
	5.	bow - play on a string instrument with a bow music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"

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bow¹

verb

bend, bob, nod, incline, stoop, droop, genuflect, make obeisance He bowed slightly before taking her bag.

noun

bending, bob, nod, inclination, salaam, obeisance, kowtow, genuflection I gave a theatrical bow and waved.

bow down to someone grovel to, suck up to (slang), fawn on, cringe to, court, toady to We should not have to bow down to anyone.

bow out give up, retire, withdraw, get out, resign, quit, pull out, step down (informal), back out, throw in the towel, cop out (slang), throw in the sponge, call it a day or night He bowed out gracefully when his successor was appointed.

bow to something or someone give in to, accept, comply with, succumb to, submit to, surrender to, yield to, defer to, concede to, acquiesce to, kowtow to She is having to bow to their terms.

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bow²

noun (Nautical) prow, head, stem, fore, beak spray from the ship's bow

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bow³

noun

1. knot, tie, lace, loop, ribbon, braid, rosette, ligature Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.

2. longbow, crossbow Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.

Translations

bow¹ [bəʊ]

A. N

1. (= weapon, Mus) → arco m
bow and arrow → arco m y flechas

2. (= knot) → lazo m
to tie a bow → hacer un lazo

B. CPD bow legs NPL → piernas fpl arqueadas
bow tie N → pajarita f
bow window N → mirador m, ventana f salediza

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bow² [baʊ]

A. N (= greeting) → reverencia f
to make a bow → inclinarse (to delante de) → hacer una reverencia (to a) to make one's bow → presentarse, debutar
to take a bow → salir a agradecer los aplausos, salir a saludar

B. VT

1. (= lower) [+ head] → inclinar, bajar

2. (= bend) [+ back] → encorvar, doblar; [+ branches] → inclinar, doblar

3. to bow one's thanks → inclinarse en señal de agradecimiento

C. VI

1. (in greeting) → inclinarse (to delante de) → hacer una reverencia (to a) to bow and scrape → mostrarse demasiado solícito

2. (= bend) [branch etc] → arquearse, doblarse
to bow beneath (fig) → estar agobiado por

3. (fig) (= yield) → inclinarse or ceder (to ante) to bow to the inevitable → resignarse a lo inevitable

bow down

A. VT + ADV (lit, fig) → doblegar

B. VI + ADV (lit, fig) → doblegarse

bow out VI + ADV (fig) → retirarse, despedirse

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bow³ [baʊ]

A. N (Naut) (also bows) → proa f
on the port/starboard bow → a babor/estribor
a shot across the bows → un cañonazo de advertencia

B. CPD bow doors NPL → portón m de proa
bow wave N ola causada por un barco al desplazarse por el agua

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bow¹ [ˈbəʊ] n

(in ribbon) → nœud m
to tie a bow → faire un nœud

(= weapon) → arc m
a bow and arrows → un arc et des flèches

[violin, cello] → archet m

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bow² [ˈbaʊ]

n

[body] → révérence f; [head] → salut m
to take a bow [actor] → saluer

[ship] (also bows) → proue f

vi (with body) → faire une révérence, s'incliner
to bow to sb → s'incliner devant qn

(= yield) to bow to sth [+ knowledge, wisdow, majority] → s'incliner devant qch; [+ wishes, opinion] → se soumettre à qch
to bow to pressure → céder à la pression
to bow to the inevitable → accepter l'inévitable, accepter l'inéluctable

vt [+ head] → courber

bow out

[baʊ] vi → tirer sa révérence
to bow out of sth (= withdraw from) → se retirer de qch

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bow:

bow-legged

adj → o-beinig, O-beinig

bowlegs

pl → O-Beine pl

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bow:

bowstring

n (Mus) → (Bogen)bezug m; (in archery) → (Bogen)sehne f

bow tie

n → Fliege f

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bow¹

n

(for shooting arrows) → Bogen m; a bow and arrow → Pfeil und Bogen pl

(Mus) → Bogen m; up/down bow stroke → Auf-/Abstrich m

(= knot: of ribbon etc) → Schleife f

vi (Mus) → den Bogen führen

vt (Mus) → streichen

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bow²

n (with head, body) → Verbeugung f; (by young boy) → Diener m; to make one’s bow to somebody → sich vor jdm verbeugen or verneigen (geh), → jdm seine Reverenz erweisen (form); to take a bow → sich verbeugen or verneigen; take a bow (fig: = take the credit) → das haben wir Ihnen zu verdanken

vi

(person: with body) → sich verbeugen, sich verneigen (geh) → (to sb vor jdm); (young boy) → einen Diener machen; to bow and scrape → katzbuckeln (pej), → liebedienern (pej)

(= bend: branches etc) → sich biegen or beugen

(fig: = defer, submit) → sich beugen (→ before vor +dat, → under unter +dat, → to +dat); to bow to the majority → sich der Mehrheit beugen; to bow to the inevitable → sich in das Unvermeidliche fügen

vt

to bow one’s head → den Kopf senken; (in prayer) → sich verneigen

(= bend) branches → beugen; old age had not bowed him → er war vom Alter ungebeugt (geh)

(= defeat) to be bowed by something → von etw schwer getroffen sein

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bow³

n often pl → Bug m; in the bows → im Bug; on the port/starboard bow → backbord(s)/steuerbord(s) voraus; bow doors → Bugtor nt

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bow¹ [bəʊ] n → arco (Mus) → archetto; (knot) → fiocco, nodo

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bow² [baʊ]

1. n → inchino
to take a bow → inchinarsi al pubblico or all'applauso del pubblico

2. vt (lower, head) → chinare; (bend, back) → curvare, piegare
bowed down by cares → schiacciato/a dalle preoccupazioni

3. vi to bow (to) → inchinarsi (a), fare un inchino (a) (fig) (yield) → inchinarsi (di fronte a)
to bow to the inevitable → rassegnarsi all'inevitabile

bow down vi + adv to bow down (to) → prostrarsi (davanti a)

bow out vi + adv (fig) → uscire di scena

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bow³ [bau] n (Naut) (also bows) → prua
on the port/starboard bow → di prua a sinistra/a destra

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bow¹

v bow [bau]

1 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. buig, knik يَنْحَني، يَحْني покланям се poklonit se, sklánět (se) bukke (sich)(ver-)beugen κάνω υπόκλιση inclinar(se), hacer una reverencia kummardama خم شدن؛ تعظیم کردن kumartaa (s')incliner devant לַקוּד קִידָה झुकना, झुकाना nakloniti se meghajol membungkuk hneigja sig inchinarsi, chinare il capo おじぎをする 고개를 숙이다 nu(si)lenkti paklanīties; palocīties; palocīt galvu (sveicienam; izrādot piekrišanu); []liekt; liekties tunduk buigen bukke; bøye hodet skłonić (się) saudar a (se) apleca, a (se) înclina поклониться pokloniť sa, skloniť (sa) prikloniti se nakloniti se buga, böja โค้งคำนับ eğilerek selâm vermek, reverans yapmak 鞠躬 кланятися کورنش بجا لانا ، جھکنا cúi chào 鞠躬

2 (withto) to accept I bow to your superior knowledge. onderwerp my aan يُذْعِنُ، يَقْبَلُ приемам sklánět se (před) bøje sig for sich beugen υποκλίνομαι (μτφ.), αναγνωρίζω ceder ante, transigir con tunnustavalt suhtuma رضایت دادن hyväksyä s'incliner devant לְהִכָּנַע @@@לְהִיכָּנַע$$$ सिर झुकाना pristati na što meghajlik vki, vmi előtt menerima beygja sig fyrir, láta undan rassegnarsi, inchinarsi di fronte a 屈伏する 굴복하다 lenkti galvą prieš izjust dziļu cieņu; noliekties (godbijībā) terima zich neerleggen bij bøye seg for chylić czoło curvar-se a se înclina în faţa преклоняться skloniť sa (pred) ukloniti se klanjati se böja sig för ยอมรับ boyun eğmek 接受，屈從 схилятися перед кимось, чимось تسلیم کرنا ، ماننا khâm phục 屈从

n

a bowing movement He made a bow to the ladies. buiging إنْحِناءه поклон úklona, poklona buk die Verbeugung υπόκλιση inclinación, reverencia kummardus کرنش؛ تعظیم kumarrus salut קִידָה सम्मान में सिर झुकाना naklon meghajlás memberi hormat dengan membungkuk hneigja sig, kinka kolli inchino おじぎ 절, 경례 nusilenkimas palocīšanās; paklanīšanās menunduk buiging bukk; hodebøyning ukłon aceno plecăciune поклон poklona poklon naklon bugning การโค้งคำนับ selâm, reverans 鞠躬 поклін جھک کر سلام کرنا sự cúi chào 鞠躬

adj bowed

(often with down) bent downwards, eg by the weight of something The trees were bowed down with fruit. gebuig مُنْحَنٍ приведен skloněný, ohnutý tynget sich biegen κυρτωμένος, γερμένος inclinado, arqueado kooldus خمیده taipunut ployé (sous) כָּפוּף (पर, नीचे) झुकना savinut meghajolt merunduk svignaður, boginn piegato たれ曲がった 아래로 휜 nulinkęs, sulinkęs saliekts; nomākts; nospiests melentur gebogen (krum)bøyd pochylony, przygięty vergado încovoiat (din cauza) согнутый ohnutý upognjen povijen vara nedtyngd, digna โน้มลงมา eğilmiş, eğri 彎曲的 зігнутий جھک جانا cong xuống 弯曲的

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bow²

n bow [bəu]

1 a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot. boog قَوْس лък luk bue; flitsbue der Bogen τόξο arco vibu کمان jousipyssy arc קֶשֶת धनुष luk íj busur bogi arco 弓 활 lankas (šaujamais) loks; stops busur boog bue łuk arco arc лук luk lok luk []båge คันธนู yay 弓 лук کمان cái cung 弓

2 a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded. strykstok قَوْسُ العَزِف лък на цигулка smyčec bue der Bogen δοξάρι arco poogen آرشه jousi archet קֶשֶת कमान gudalo vonó alat penggesek biola (fiðlu)bogi archetto 弓 (바이올린 등의) 활 strykas (vijoles) lociņš penggesek strijkstok bue smyczek arco arcuş смычок sláčik godalni lok gudalo stråke คันซอ yay 琴弓 смичок وائلن کو بجانے والی چھڑی یا کمان cây vĩ (violong) 琴弓

3 a looped knot of material Her dress is decorated with bows. strik أُنْشوطَه панделка mašle sløjfe die Schleife φιόγκος arco lehv گره تزئینی rusetti noeud עָנִיבַת פַּרפָּר बो vrpca svezana u čvor masni pita slaufa nastro, fiocco ちょう結び 나비 매듭 kaspinėlis sasieta lente reben strik sløyfe kokarda laço nod бант mašľa vozel mašna knut, rosett โบว์ fiyonk 蝴蝶結 бант سجاوٹی گِرہ nơ con bướm 蝴蝶花结

n [bau]

(often in plural) the front of a ship or boat The waves broke over the bows. boeg مُقَدَّمُ السَّفينَه предната част на кораб příď forstavn; bov der Bug πλώρη proa vöör سینه keula proue חַרטוֹם जहाज का माथा pramac orr haluan framstafn; kinnungur, bógur prua 船首 선수, 배의 앞쪽 pirmagalys (kuģa) priekšgals bahagian hadapan kapal boeg baug, forskip dziób proa proră нос prova premec pramac bog, för, stäv หัวเรือ pruva 船頭 ніс جہاز یا کشتی کا سامنے والا حصہ mũi tàu 船头

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Bow → انحناء, قوس luk, uklonit (se) bue, bukke Bogen, verbeugen τόξο, υποκλίνομαι arco, doblarse, hacer una reverencia jousipyssy, kumartaa arc, s’incliner luk, nagnuti se arco, piegarsi お辞儀をする, 弓 절하다, 활 boog, buigen bue, bukke łuk, ukłonić się arco de flecha, curvar-se em sinal de respeito кланяться, поклон båge, buga (sig) คันธนู, คำนับ baş eğme, yay cái cung, cúi chào 弓, 鞠躬