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US
/ˈbaʊ, ˈboʊ/
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NOUN
- a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
- a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
- a decorative interlacing of ribbons
- a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
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front part of a vessel or aircraft
he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line - bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
- an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
- a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
- something curved in shape
VERB
- play on a stringed instrument with a bow
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bend one's back forward from the waist on down
The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
She bowed before the Queen
he crouched down -
bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
He bowed before the King
He bowed before the King -
yield to another's wish or opinion
The government bowed to the military pressure -
bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
He bowed before the King
She bowed her head in shame
He bowed before the King
How To Use bow In A Sentence
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- Davis looked up and gave a signal of approval, and after a quick bow, the pair of messengers was gone.
- Divide half the mixture between 4 glass bowls, then sprinkle with a few fresh raspberries and a bit more crushed honeycomb. The Sun
- Whisk the egg in a bowl and heat a little oil in a nonstick pan. Times, Sunday Times
- Just before serving, prepare a few small cheese ravioli and place them in each bowl before you add the soup.
- She wound up her dance routine with a wobbly pirouette and took a little bow.
- Take the maximum draw weight of the bow required and multiply this by a factor of 5.
- Strange flashes of varicoloured, rainbow light began to appear and disappear on the path before me.
- About a meter tall if it stood erect, it must use its short, bowed legs arboreally by choice, for it ran on all fours and either foot terminated in three well-developed grasping digits. The Rebel Worlds
- The large bone of the upper arm was splintered to the elbow joint, and the wound bled freely.