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Noun bow has 9 senses
- bow, bowknot - a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
--1 is a kind of knot
- bow - a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument
--2 is a kind of stick
--2 has particulars: fiddlestick, violin bow
- bow, fore, prow, stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
--3 is a kind of front
--3 is a part of vessel, watercraft
- bow - curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows
--4 is a kind of weapon, arm, weapon system
--4 is a part of bow and arrow
--4 has part: bowstring; limb
--4 has particulars: crossbow; Cupid's bow; handbow; longbow
- bow, arc - something curved in shape
--5 is a kind of curve, curved shape
--5 has particulars: rainbow
- bow, bowing, obeisance - bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
--6 is a kind of gesture, motion
--6 has particulars:
- bow, curtain call - an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
--7 is a kind of thanks
- bow - a decorative interlacing of ribbons
--8 is a kind of decoration, ornament, ornamentation
- bow - a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
--9 is a kind of stroke
--9 has particulars: down-bow; up-bow
Verb bow has 5 senses
- bow, bow down - bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"
--1 is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to somebody
- submit, bow, defer, accede, give in - submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
--2 is one way to yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s to somebody
- bow - bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"
--3 is one way to change posture
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- crouch, stoop, bend, bow - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
--4 is one way to bend, flex
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- bow - play on a string instrument
--5 is one way to play
Sample sentence:
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