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Bow

/bəʊ/

A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

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📖 Definitions of "Bow"

noun

1
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
2
A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
3
A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
4
A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.

verb

1
To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
"The musician bowed his violin expertly."
2
To become bent or curved.
"The shelf bowed under the weight of the books."
3
To make something bend or curve.
4
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bow"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
accedeverb	(intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way.
stoopverb	To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
deferverb	(transitive) To delay or postpone.
stemnoun	The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
bendnoun	(transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
submitverb	(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
forenoun	Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
give inverb	(idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
obeisancenoun	An obedient attitude.
bowknotnoun	A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.
bow downverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect.
bowingnoun	The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
curtain callnoun	The moment at the end of a performance when actors come back on the stage and thank the audience for applauding them for their performance.
arcnoun	(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
crouchnoun	(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.
prownoun	(nautical) The front part of a vessel.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bow"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
bowknotnoun	A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.
stoopnoun	A stooping, bent position of the body.
prownoun	(nautical) The front part of a vessel.
bendnoun	A curve.
crouchnoun	A bent or stooped position.
obeisancenoun	An obedient attitude.
bow downverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect.
give inverb	(idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
curtain callnoun	The moment at the end of a performance when actors come back on the stage and thank the audience for applauding them for their performance.
arcnoun	(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
accedeverb	(intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way.
submitverb	(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
deferverb	(transitive) To delay or postpone.
stemnoun	The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
forenoun	The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
hitchnoun	(informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
knotnoun	A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
hubnoun	A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
loopnoun	A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
noosenoun	An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.