What (who) is Bow - definition
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Bows; Bow (disambiguation)
bow
I
/bau/ n.
bending of the head or body
1) to make; take a bow (the actor took his bow)
2) a low bow
3) a bow to
debut
4) to make one's bow
II
v.
1) ('to bend the head or body') to bow politely
2) (D; intr.) ('to bend the head or body') to bow before; to (to bow politely to one's host; to bow before an emperor)
3) (d; intr.) to bow out of ('to abandon') (to bow out of politics)
III
/bou/ n.
device for shooting arrows
1) to draw a bow (in order to shoot an arrow)
decorative ribbon
2) to wear a bow (in one's hair)
knot
3) to tie a bow
bow
I. BENDING OR SUBMITTING
(bows, bowing, bowed)
1.
When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
They bowed low to Louis and hastened out of his way...
He bowed slightly before taking her bag.
VERB: V to n, V
•
Bow is also a noun.
I gave a theatrical bow and waved.
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2.
If you bow your head, you bend it downwards so that you are looking towards the ground, for example because you want to show respect or because you are thinking deeply about something.
The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving...
She stood still, head bowed, hands clasped in front of her.
= lower
VERB: V n, V-ed
3.
If you bow to pressure or to someone's wishes, you agree to do what they want you to do.
Some shops are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables...
= yield
VERB: V to n
4.
If you are bowed by something, you are made unhappy and anxious by it, and lose hope.
...their determination not to be bowed in the face of the allied attacks.
V-PASSIVE: be V-ed
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To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed
.
.
I am bowed down by my sins.
PHRASAL VERB: be V-ed P
II. PART OF A SHIP
(bows)
The front part of a ship is called the bow or the bows. The plural bows can be used to refer either to one or to more than one of these parts.
The waves were about five feet now, and the bow of the boat was leaping up and down.
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III. OBJECTS
(bows)
1.
A bow is a knot with two loops and two loose ends that is used in tying shoelaces and ribbons.
Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.
N-COUNT
2.
A bow is a weapon for shooting arrows which consists of a long piece of curved wood with a string attached to both its ends.
Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.
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3.
The bow of a violin or other stringed instrument is a long thin piece of wood with fibres stretched along it, which you move across the strings of the instrument in order to play it.
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bow
Curved forward part of a ship.
Wikipedia
Bow
Bow often refers to:
- Bow and arrow, a weapon
- Bowing, bending the upper body as a social gesture
- An ornamental knot made of ribbon
Bow may also refer to:
- Bow (watercraft), the foremost part of a ship or boat
- Bow (position), the rower seated in the bow of a racing shell
Pronunciation examples for Bow
1.
Bow.
The Last Samurai (2003)
2. I think I went bow-ba-bow-ba-bow.
Broadway's The Prom _ Talks at Google
3. Take a bow. Take a bow.
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4. "Mrs. Bow?
Crazy Rich Asians _ Kevin Kwan _ Talks at Google
5. And bow.
The Last Samurai (2003)
Examples of use of Bow
1. The pair took to the stage wearing giant bow ties – and even brought their own mini bow ties for their Oscar statuettes.
2. "President Bashar Assad won‘t bow to anyone in this world nor would he let his people or country to bow to anyone," he said to applause.
3. With the violin, every aspect of sound production is subject to human vagaries÷ bow pressure, bow speed, the placement of the fingers.
4. "I saw 60ft of the bow chopped off, completely gone.
5. He also said he would not bow to the demonstrations.