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bow¹

/bō/

noun

noun: bow; plural noun: bows

1. 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"

   synonyms:

   loop, knot; ribbon "she tied a bow in her hair"

   • a decorative ribbon tied in a bow.

     synonyms:

     loop, knot; ribbon "she tied a bow in her hair"

2. 2.

   a weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood whose ends are joined by a taut string.

   synonyms:

   longbow, crossbow; recurve "an archer's bow"

   • a bowman.
3. 3.

   a long, partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing the violin and other stringed instruments.

   • a single passage of a bow over the strings of a violin or other stringed instrument.
4. 4.

   a thing that is bent or curved in shape, in particular.

   synonyms:

   arc, curve, bend; More

   • a curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g., b, p ).
   • a metal ring forming the handle of a key or pair of scissors.
   • NORTH AMERICAN

     a side piece or lens frame of a pair of glasses.

verb

verb: bow; 3rd person present: bows; past tense: bowed; past participle: bowed; gerund or present participle: bowing

1. 1.

   play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow.

   "the techniques by which the pieces were bowed"
2. 2.

   bend into the shape of a bow.

   "the sides of the image are squeezed in or bowed out"

Origin

Old English boga ‘bend, bow, arch,’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boog and German Bogen, also to bow².

bow²

bou/

verb

verb: bow; 3rd person present: bows; past tense: bowed; past participle: bowed; gerund or present participle: bowing

1. 1.

   bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame.

   "he turned and bowed to his father"

   synonyms:

   incline the body, incline the head, nod, salaam, kowtow, curtsy, bob,genuflect "the officers bowed"

   • express (thanks, agreement, or other sentiments) by bending one's head respectfully.

     "he looked at Hector before bowing grave thanks"
   • bend the body in order to see or concentrate.

     "my mother sat bowed over a library book"
2. 2.

   bend with age or under pressure.

   "the grass bowed down before the wind"

   • submit to pressure or to someone's demands.

     "the mayor bowed to public opinion"

     synonyms:

     yield to, submit to, give in to, surrender to, succumb to, capitulate to, defer to, conform to; More

3. 3.

   NORTH AMERICAN

   (of a movie or product) be premiered or launched.

   "the trailer bowed in theaters nationwide on December 23"

noun

noun: bow; plural noun: bows

1. 1.

   an act of bending the head or upper body as a sign of respect or greeting.

   "the man gave a little bow"

   synonyms:

   obeisance, salaam, bob, curtsy, nod; archaicreverence "a perfunctory bow"

2. 2.

   the premiere or launch of a movie or product.

   "the new big screen will make its bow at the game on Saturday"

Origin

Old English būgan ‘bend, stoop,’ of Germanic origin; related to German biegen, also tobow¹.

bow³

bou/

noun

noun: bow; plural noun: bows

1. the front end of a ship.

   "water sprayed high over her bows"

   synonyms:

   prow, front, stem, nose, head, cutwater "the bow of the tanker"

Origin

late Middle English: from Low German boog, Dutch boeg ‘shoulder or ship's bow’; related to bough.

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