bow
1. a knot with two loops and loose ends;
used to tie shoelaces (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
bowknot
• Hypernyms:
knot
2. a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands;
used in playing certain stringed instruments (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
stick
• Hyponyms:
fiddlestick, violin bow
3. front part of a vessel or aircraft (Freq. 1)
- he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
• Syn:
fore, prow, stem
• Hypernyms:
front
• Part Holonyms:
vessel, watercraft
4. a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
weapon, arm, weapon system
• Hyponyms:
crossbow, Cupid's bow, handbow, longbow
• Part Holonyms:
bow and arrow
• Part Meronyms:
bowstring, limb
5. something curved in shape
• Syn:
arc
• Derivationally related forms:
arc (for: arc)
• Hypernyms:
curve, curved shape
• Hyponyms:
rainbow
6. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
• Syn:
bowing, obeisance
• Hypernyms:
reverence, gesture, motion
• Hyponyms:
genuflection, genuflexion, kowtow, kotow, scrape,
scraping, salaam
7. an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
• Syn:
curtain call
• Hypernyms:
thanks
8. a decorative interlacing of ribbons
• Hypernyms:
decoration, ornament, ornamentation
9. a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
• Hypernyms:
stroke
• Hyponyms:
down-bow, up-bow
1. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head (Freq. 11)
- He bowed before the King
- She bowed her head in shame
• Syn:
bow down
• Hypernyms:
gesticulate, gesture, motion
• Hyponyms:
congee, conge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s to somebody
2. yield to another's wish or opinion (Freq. 3)
- The government bowed to the military pressure
• Syn:
submit, defer, accede, give in
• Derivationally related forms:
deferent (for: defer), deference (for: defer), submissive (for: submit), submission (for: submit), submitter (for: submit)
• Hypernyms:
yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s to somebody
3. bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting (Freq. 1)
- He bowed before the King
• See Also:
bow down
• Hypernyms:
change posture
• Hyponyms:
take a bow, curtsy, curtsey, scrape, kowtow, genuflect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. 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
• Syn:
crouch, stoop, bend
• See Also:
stoop to (for: stoop)
• Derivationally related forms:
stoop (for: stoop), stooper (for: stoop), crouch (for: crouch)
• Hypernyms:
bend, flex
• Hyponyms:
squinch, huddle, cower
• Entailment:
change posture
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
5. play on a string instrument with a bow
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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