bows

[Bow]

If you want to practice your archery, you'll need some arrows and a bow a curved piece of wood (or other material), with a cord stretched between the ends that is used to launch the arrows.

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To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

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

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

Noun
curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

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

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

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Noun
a decorative interlacing of ribbons

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

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

Noun
something curved in shape

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

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

Verb
play on a string instrument

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

Verb
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"


v. t.
To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

v. t.
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

v. t.
To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.

v. t.
To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue.

v. t.
To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.

v. i.
To bend; to curve.

v. i.
To stop.

v. i.
To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down.

v. i.
To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.

n.
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.

v. t.
Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.

v. t.
The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
An arcograph.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.

sing. or pl.
Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.

v. i.
To play (music) with a bow.

v. i.
To manage the bow.

n.
The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.

n.
One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.


Bow

Bow (bou), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowing.] [OE. bowen, bogen, bugen, AS. b'd4gan (generally v.i.); akin to D. buigen, OHG. biogan, G. biegen, beugen, Icel. boginn bent, beygja to bend, Sw. b'94ja, Dan. b'94ie, bugne, Coth. biugan; also to L. fugere to flee, Gr. , and Skr. bhuj to bend. &root;88. Cf. Fugitive.] 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.
The whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind of tyranny.
2. To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion.
Not to bow and bias their opinions.
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.
4. To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,; to crush; to subdue.
Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave.
5. To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.

Bow

Bow (bou), v. i. 1. To bend; to curve. [Obs.] 2. To stop. [Archaic]
They stoop, they bow down together.
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.
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.

Bow

Bow (bou), n. 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.

Bow

Bow (b'd3), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. b'81gan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See Bow, v. t.] 1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
I do set my bow in the cloud.
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 lops, 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 acrograph. 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) sing. or pl. 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. [Colloq.]

Bow

Bow (b'd3), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowing.] To play (music) with a bow. -- v. i. To manage the bow.

Bow

Bow (b'd3), n. [Icel. b'd3gr shoulder, bow of a ship. See Bough.] 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.

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

To bend; to curve.

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.

Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.

To play (music) with a bow.

The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.

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Usage Examples

Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty.

The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance to the heart.

We emphasize that we believe in change because we were born of it, we have lived by it, we prospered and grew great by it. So the status quo has never been our god, and we ask no one else to bow down before it.

Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.

I was at a party, and some squiggly looking dude with a bow tie came up and said, 'How'd you like to be on TV?' Turns out he was the programming guy at the Food Network. They had me come into the office, and I did a 'Ready, Set, Cook' with Emeril Lagasse, I believe.

I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?

In its history, Europe has committed so many massacres and horrors that it should bow its own head in shame.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.

What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy.

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.

I would love to continue in music, with writing... but I am not the kind of person who will hang around if I start to become irrelevant. If that happens, I will bow down gracefully, raise my kids, and have a garden. And I am going to let my hair go gray when I am older. I don't need to be blonde when I'm 60!

I want people to bow as they see me and say he is gifted with poetry, he has seen the presence of the creator.

I think I'm a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it's authority that I respect.

The Broken Bow group is such a great family and seem like a group of tight-knit people. When I looked for a new label, I wanted to feel I could trust everybody. I wanted motivation to be at an all-time high.

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.

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