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bow

English

🔊 a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
🔊 a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands
🔊 a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
🔊 front part of a vessel or aircraft
“he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line”
🔊 a knot with two loops and loose ends
🔊 a decorative interlacing of ribbons
🔊 an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
🔊 bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
🔊 something curved in shape
🔊 bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
“He bowed before the King”
🔊 play on a stringed instrument with a bow
🔊 bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
“He bowed before the King”
🔊 yield to another's wish or opinion
“The government bowed to the military pressure”
🔊 bend one's back forward from the waist on down
“he crouched down”