"bow" Definition

Definitions for the word "bow" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
1 a slip-knot with a double loop. B ribbon etc. So tied. 2 curved piece of wood etc. With a string stretched across its ends, for shooting arrows. 3 rod with horsehair stretched along its length, for playing the violin etc. 4 shallow curve or bend; thing of this form. v. (also absol.) Use a bow on (a violin etc.). [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. v.
1 incline the head or body, esp. In greeting or acknowledgement. 2 submit (bowed to the inevitable). 3 cause (the head etc.) To incline. n. Act of bowing. bow and scrape toady. Bow down 1 bend or kneel esp. In submission or reverence. 2 make stoop; crush (bowed down by care). Bow out 1 exit (esp. Formally). 2 withdraw; retire. Take a bow acknowledge applause. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
3. n.
1 (often in pl.) Front end of a boat. 2 rower nearest this. [low german or dutch: related to *bough]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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