ALL meanings of bow
bow
B b - verb bow When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect. 3
- verb bow Bow is also a noun. 3
- verb bow 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. 3
- verb bow If you bow to pressure or to someone's wishes, you agree to do what they want you to do. 3
- passive verb bow If you are bowed by something, you are made unhappy and anxious by it, and lose hope. 3
- passive verb bow To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed. 3
- countable noun bow 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. 3
- countable noun bow A bow is a knot with two loops and two loose ends that is used in tying shoelaces and ribbons. 3
- countable noun bow 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. 3
- countable noun bow 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. 3
- verb bow to lower (one's head) or bend (one's knee or body) as a sign of respect, greeting, assent, or shame 3
- verb bow to bend or cause to bend; incline downwards 3
- verb bow to comply or accept 3
- verb bow to usher (someone) into or out of a place with bows and deference 3
- verb bow to bring (a person, nation, etc) to a state of submission 3
- noun bow a lowering or inclination of the head or body as a mark of respect, greeting, or assent 3
- noun bow a weapon for shooting arrows, consisting of an arch of flexible wood, plastic, metal, etc bent by a string (bowstring) fastened at each end 3
- noun bow 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 3
- noun bow a stroke with such a stick 3
- noun bow a decorative interlacing of ribbon or other fabrics, usually having two loops and two loose ends 3
- noun bow the knot forming such an interlacing; bowknot 3
- noun bow something that is curved, bent, or arched 3
- noun bow (in combination) 3
- noun bow a person who uses a bow and arrow; archer 3
- noun bow a frame of a pair of spectacles 3
- noun bow a sidepiece of the frame of a pair of spectacles that curls round behind the ear 3
- noun bow a metal ring forming the handle of a pair of scissors or of a large old-fashioned key 3
- noun bow part of a building curved in the form of a bow 3
- verb bow to form or cause to form a curve or curves 3
- verb bow to make strokes of a bow across (violin strings) 3
- noun bow the forward end or part of a vessel 3
- noun bow (as modifier) 3
- noun bow Clara, known as the It Girl. 1905–65, US film actress, noted for her vivacity and sex appeal 3
- intransitive verb bow to bend or stoop 3
- intransitive verb bow to bend down one's head or bend one's body in respect, agreement, worship, recognition, etc. 3
- intransitive verb bow to yield or submit, as to authority 3
- intransitive verb bow to express assent, greeting, etc. by bowing 3
- verb transitive bow to bend 3
- verb transitive bow to bend (one's head) down in respect, prayer, shame, etc. 3
- verb transitive bow to indicate (agreement, thanks, etc.) by bowing 3
- verb transitive bow to weigh (down); overwhelm; crush 3
- noun bow a bending down of the head or body, as in respect or greeting 3
- noun bow the front part of a ship, boat, or airship; prow 3
- noun bow the rower nearest the bow 3
- noun bow a direction at a 45° angle left or right from dead ahead 3
- noun bow anything curved or bent 3
- noun bow a curve; bend 3
- noun bow a device for shooting arrows, made of a flexible, curved strip of wood, metal, etc. with a tightly drawn cord connecting the two ends 3
- noun bow an archer 3
- noun bow a slender stick strung along its length with horsehairs, drawn across the strings of a violin, cello, etc. to play it 3