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bow

n. a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

bow

n. a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument

bow

n. curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

bow

n. a decorative interlacing of ribbons

bow

n. an archer, bowman

bowknot

n. a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

arc

n. something curved in shape

encore, curtain call

n. an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

bowing, obeisance

n. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame

fore, nose, prow, stem

n. front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

bow

v. play on a string instrument

bow down

v. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

bob

v. bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"

stoop, crouch, bend down

v. 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"

submit, accede, give in, defer

v. submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

bow

adj. pertaining to the forward part of a vessel

twist, twirl, kink

n. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

front, battlefront, front line

n. the line along which opposing armies face each other

peak, flush, efflorescence, bloom, flower, blossom, prime, heyday

n. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

stream, float in the wind

v. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

descend, condescend, deign

v. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

slouch, slump

v. assume a drooping posture or carriage

duck, move up and down

v. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

shrink, reduce

v. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk, cringe

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

consent, accept, go for, consent to

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

bow down, prostrate

v. get into a prostrate position, as in submission

stoop to, make concessions to

v. make concessions to

condescend to, stoop to, lower oneself to

v. make concessions to

foremost

adj. situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship"

forward

adj. situated at or toward the front: "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship"

back, rear

n. the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

undertake, take in charge

v. accept as a charge

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