Bow

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Bowed ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bowing.]
	1.	To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved. We bow things the contrary way, to make them come to their natural straightness. - Milton. The whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind of tyranny. - Prescott.
	2.	To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline. Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion. - Bacon. Not to bow and bias their opinions. - Fuller.
	3.	To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension. They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. - 2 Kings ii. 15.
	4.	To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,; to crush; to subdue. Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave. - Shak.
	5.	To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
v. i.	1.	To bend; to curve.
	2.	To stop. They stoop, they bow down together. - Is. xlvi. 2
	3.	To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; - often with down. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. - Ps. xcv. 6.
	4.	To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow. Admired, adored by all circling crowd, For wheresoe'er she turned her face, they bowed. - Dryden.
n.	1.	An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.
	1.
	1.	Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow. I do set my bow in the cloud. - Gen. ix. 13.
	2.	A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled.
	3.	An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.
	4.	The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
	5.	(Mus.) An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument.
	6.	An arcograph.
	7.	(Mech. & Manuf.) Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
	8.	(Naut.) A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
	9.	(Saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree. Bow bearer (O. Eng. Law) an under officer of the forest who looked after trespassers. Bow drill a drill worked by a bow and string. Bow instrument (Mus.) any stringed instrument from which the tones are produced by the bow. Bow window (Arch.) See Bay window. To draw a long bow to lie; to exaggerate.
v. i.	1.	To play (music) with a bow. [imp. & p. p. Bowed ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bowing.]
n.	1.
	1.	(Naut.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
	2.	(Naut.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar. Bow chaser (Naut.) a gun in the bow for firing while chasing another vessel. - Totten. Bow piece a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a ship. On the bow (Naut.) on that part of the horizon within 45° on either side of the line ahead. - Totten.

Noun	1.	bow - a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces Synonyms: bowknot
	2.	bow - a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument
	3.	bow - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" Synonyms: fore, prow, stem
	4.	bow - curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows
	5.	bow - something curved in shape Synonyms: arc
	6.	bow - bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame Synonyms: bowing, obeisance
	7.	bow - an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience Synonyms: curtain call
	8.	bow - a decorative interlacing of ribbons
	9.	bow - a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
Verb	1.	bow - bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" Synonyms: bow down
	2.	bow - submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" Synonyms: accede, give in, defer, submit
	3.	bow - bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"
	4.	bow - 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" Synonyms: crouch, stoop, bend
	5.	bow - play on a string instrument

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