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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 ¹ [rhymes with cow]

Verb

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

2. to comply or accept: bow to the inevitable

3. bow and scrape to behave in a slavish manner

Noun

1. a lowering or bending of the head or body as a mark of respect, etc.

2. take a bow to acknowledge applause

See also bow out [Old English būgan]

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bow ² [rhymes with know]

Noun

1. a decorative knot usually having two loops and two loose ends

2. a long stick across which are stretched strands of horsehair, used for playing a violin, viola, cello, etc.

3. a weapon for shooting arrows, consisting of an arch of flexible wood, plastic, etc. bent by a string fastened at each end

4. something that is curved, bent, or arched

Verb

to form or cause to form a curve or curves [Old English boga arch, bow]

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bow ³ [rhymes with cow]

Noun

1. Chiefly naut the front end or part of a vessel

2. Rowing the oarsman at the bow [probably Low German boog]

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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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bow ¹

verb 1. bend, bob, nod, incline, stoop, droop, genuflect, make obeisance

noun 2. bending, bob, nod, inclination, salaam, obeisance, kowtow, genuflection

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

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

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bow ²

noun Nautical prow, head, stem, fore, beak

Translations

bow [bəu] n (= knot) → lazo;

(weapon), (MUS) → arco [bau] [of the head] → reverencia;

(NAUT) (also: bows) → proa

vi [bau] → inclinarse, hacer una reverencia (= yield): to bow to or before → ceder ante, someterse a;

to bow to the inevitable → resignarse a lo inevitable

bow¹ [bəu] n → nœud m (= weapon); arc m;

(Mus) → archet m

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bow² [bau] n (with body) → révérence f, inclination f (du buste or corps);

(Naut) (also: bows) → proue f

vi → faire une révérence, s'incliner (= yield);

to bow to or before → s'incliner devant, se soumettre à;

to bow to the inevitable → accepter l'inévitable or l'inéluctable

bow¹ [bəu] n → Schleife f;

(weapon, Mus) → Bogen m

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bow² [bau] n → Verbeugung f;

(Naut) (also: bows) → Bug m

vi → sich verbeugen;

(yield);

to bow to or before → sich beugen +dat;

to bow to the inevitable → sich in das Unvermeidliche fügen

bow¹ n [bəu] → nodo;

(weapon) → arco;

(MUS) → archetto

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bow² [bau] n (with body) → inchino;

(NAUT) (also: bows) → prua

vi → inchinarsi (= yield): to bow to or before → sottomettersi a;

to bow to the inevitable → rassegnarsi all'inevitabile

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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 머리를 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 (with to) 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 taipua 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 neerleggen bij zich 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 인사 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 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