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Definitions of bow
  1. noun
    a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

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

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

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  4. noun
    something curved in shape

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  5. verb
    yield to another's wish or opinion
    "The government bowed to the military pressure"

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  6. verb
    bend one's back forward from the waist on down
    "She bowed before the Queen"

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  7. noun
    front part of a vessel or aircraft
    "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

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  8. verb
    bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
    "He bowed before the King" "She bowed her head in shame"

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  9. noun
    a decorative interlacing of ribbons
  10. noun
    a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
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  11. noun
    a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
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  12. noun
    a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
  13. verb
    bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
    "He bowed before the King"
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  14. verb
    play on a stringed instrument with a bow
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Definition that contains bow
  • violin bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
  • fiddle bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
  • font bowl for baptismal water
  • colander bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods
  • tenpins bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
  • spiccato bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings
  • african bowstring hemp bowstring hemp of South Africa
  • spiccato bowing bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings
  • baptismal font bowl for baptismal water
  • cullender bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods
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