bow
bow
baƊ
baw
/baƊ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "bow"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to bend the head or move the upper half of the body forward to show respect or as a way of greeting
Intransitive
to bow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Upon receiving the prestigious award, the actor bowed to acknowledge the audience's applause.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻž āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to yield or submit to another person's wish, authority, or opinion
Intransitive: to bow to a wish or opinion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager was open-minded and willing to bow to new ideas from team members.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϧāύ⧁āĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āϧāύ⧁āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to play a musical instrument, typically a stringed one, using a narrow, slightly curved stick
Transitive: to bow a piece of music
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The musician demonstrated different techniques as he bowed the double bass.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤāĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻĄāĻžāĻŦāϞ āĻŦ⧇āϏ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to express thanks, agreement, or other sentiments by bending one's head respectfully
Transitive: to bow a sentiment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete made eye contact with her coach, then bowed sincere appreciation.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāϞāĻŋāϟ āϤāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻšā§‹āϖ⧇āϰ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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a knot with two loops and loose ends, commonly used to fasten shoelaces or ribbons

bow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gift was decorated with a bright bow.
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āϧāύ⧁āĻ•, āĻŦ⧇āĻšāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ āϧāύ⧁āĻ•

a long and partially curved, thin rod made out of wood with horsehair strings stretched alongside it, used to play stringed instruments such as the cello and violin
bow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He carefully rosined his bow before the concert to ensure smooth playing.
āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āϧāύ⧁āĻ•āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϰ⧋āϜāĻŋāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϧāύ⧁āĻ•, āϤ⧀āϰāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϧāύ⧁āĻ•

a curved weapon joined at both ends by a string, capable of shooting arrows
bow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her ancient bow, handed down through generations, was still as strong and flexible as ever.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āϧāύ⧁āĻ•, āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧇ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āφāϗ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŽāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻŋāϤāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāύ

a piece of decorative cloth tied in a bowknot
bow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gift box was wrapped in shiny paper and adorned with a large, elegant bow.
āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻ•āϚāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āĻœā§‡ āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§‹ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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a bending of the head, body, or knee as a gesture of respect, submission, greeting, or shame

bow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The student executed a bow in front of the teacher.
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an object or form that is curved in shape

bow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The branch grew in a natural bow.
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the forward-most part of a ship, boat, or aircraft

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ship 's bow cut through the waves.
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a stroke made by drawing a curved stick strung with horsehair across the strings of a stringed instrument

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She played the piece with a light, expressive bow.
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the gesture of acknowledging applause by bending at the waist or head at the conclusion of a performance

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The orchestra gave a bow at the end of the concert.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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