bow

Definitions of bow in various dictionaries:

noun - a knot with two loops and loose ends

noun - a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands

noun - front part of a vessel or aircraft

noun - a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

noun - something curved in shape

noun - bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

noun - an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

noun - a decorative interlacing of ribbons

noun - a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

verb - bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

verb - yield to another's wish or opinion

verb - bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

verb - bend one's back forward from the waist on down

verb - play on a string instrument with a bow

The front section of a ship or boat.

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

To bend or curve downward; stoop.

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

To yield in defeat or out of courtesy; submit.

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

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

To escort deferentially: bowed us into the restaurant.

To cause to acquiesce; submit.

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

A bent, curved, or arched object.

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

An archer.

Archers considered as a group.

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

A stroke made by this rod.

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

A frame for the lenses of a pair of eyeglasses.

The part of such a frame passing over the ear.

A rainbow.

An oxbow.

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

To play (a stringed instrument) with a bow.

To bend into a curve or bow.

To play a stringed instrument with a bow.

verb - to bend forward