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- Dictionarybow/bəʊ/
noun
- 1. a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons: "a girl with long hair tied back in a bow" Similar
- 2. a weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string. Similar
verb
- 1. play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow: "the techniques by which the pieces were bowed"
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BOW definition: 1. to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing…. Learn more.
the movement of bending your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform: take a bow The audience applauded enthusiastically, and she came back on stage to take another bow. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. bow noun (FRONT PART) [ C ] (also bows)
BOW definition: 1. to bend your head or body forward in order to show respect or to thank an audience: 2. an act…. Learn more.
The meaning of BOW is to cease from competition or resistance : submit, yield; also : to suffer defeat. How to use bow in a sentence.
When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
the act of bending the head or body as a sign of respect. IPA guide. Other forms: bowed; bows; bowing. If you want to practice your archery, you'll need some arrows and a bow — a curved piece of wood (or other material), with a cord stretched between the ends that is used to launch the arrows.
Bow definition: to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment.. See examples of BOW used in a sentence.
bow. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bow1 /baʊ/ verb 1 [ intransitive] to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking an audience She bowed and left the stage.
1. To bend (the head, knee, or body) to express greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration. 2. To convey (greeting, for example) by bending the body. 3. To escort deferentially: bowed us into the restaurant.
Bow Definition. bou. bowed, bowing, bows. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. noun. bows. Either of the sides of this front section. The starboard bow. American Heritage. A bending down of the head or body, as in respect or greeting. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
