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See also:Bow,BoW,andBOW

English

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishbowe, fromOld Englishboga,Proto-West Germanic*bogō, fromProto-Germanic*bugô.

Cognate withWest Frisianbôge,Dutchboog,GermanBogen,Swedishbåge.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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A bow (sense 1)
Four different types of bow (sense 3)
A gift box wrapped with a bow (sense 5)

bow (pluralbows)

  2. (archery) Aweapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by astring, used forshootingarrows.
  3. A curved bend in arod orplanar surface, or in alinear formation such as ariver (seeoxbow).
  5. (music) Arod withhorsehair (or anartificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used forplaying variousstringedmusical instruments.
  6. Astringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played byplucking.
  8. A type ofknot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such asshoelaces orapron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as ingift-wrapping.
  9. Anything bent or curved, such as arainbow.
  10. The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of anox and fastens it to theyoke.
  11. Either of the arms of a pair ofspectacles, running from the side of thelens to behind the wearer'sear.
    • 1991, Stephen King,Needful Things:
      […] she kept toying with a pair of old sunglasses which lay beside her on the kitchen table. One of thebows had been mended with adhesive tape, and one of the lenses was cracked.
  12. Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to adrill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used byhatters.
  13. (nautical) A crude sort ofquadrant formerly used for taking the sun'saltitude at sea.
  14. (saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of asaddle tree.
  15. The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
    Coordinate term:blade
  16. Either of the two handles of apair of scissors.
Synonyms
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Hyponyms
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archery
Derived terms
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Related terms
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Translations
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weapon used for shooting arrows
bend in a rod or planar surface
rod used for playing stringed instruments
musical bow—seemusical bow
type of knot with two loops—see alsobowtie
anything bent or curved
  • Maori:torowhiti(a curved frame for an awning or tent)

Verb

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bow (third-person singular simple presentbows,present participlebowing,simple past and past participlebowed)

  1. Toplay music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
    The musicianbowed his violin expertly.
  2. (intransitive) To become bent or curved.
    The shelfbowed under the weight of the books.
  3. (transitive) To make something bend or curve.
  4. (transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
    • 1625,Francis [Bacon], “Of Atheism”, inThe Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret,→OCLC:
      Adversities do morebow men's minds to religion.
    • 1655,Thomas Fuller,The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […],→OCLC,(please specify |book=I to XI):
      not tobow and bias their opinions
  5. (transitive, figurative) Tohumble orsubdue, to makesubmit.
    • 1829,Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, inAl Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
      Know thou the secret of a spirit
      Bow’d from its wild pride into shame.
Derived terms
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Translations
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to play music on an instrument using a bow
to become bent
to bend a thing

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishbowen,buwen,buȝen, fromOld Englishbūgan, fromProto-West Germanic*beugan, fromProto-Germanic*beuganą, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰewgʰ-(“to bend”). Cognate withWest Frisianbûge(“to bow”),Dutchbuigen(“to bow”),Germanbiegen(“to bow”),Danishbue(“to curve, arch”).

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Verb

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bow (third-person singular simple presentbows,present participlebowing,simple past and past participlebowed)

  1. (intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
    • 1900 May 17,L[yman] Frank Baum,The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.:Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co.,→OCLC:
      The soldier now blew upon a green whistle, and at once a young girl, dressed in a pretty green silk gown, entered the room. She had lovely green hair and green eyes, and shebowed low before Dorothy as she said, "Follow me and I will show you your room."
    • 1913,Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, inMr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London:D[aniel] Appleton and Company,→OCLC:
      I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end hebowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.
    That singer alwaysbows towards her audience for some reason.
  2. (transitive and intransitive) Todebut.
    • 1979, Bruce Cassiday,Dinah!: A Biography, page115:
      The showbowed in the first week of December, 1951. Dinah was ready, and so were the technicians who put on her makeup[…]
    • 2010 (publication date), Kara Krekeler, "Rebuilding the opera house",West End Word, volume 39, number 26, December 22, 2010 – January 11, 2011, page 1:
      SCP recently announced thatHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical willbow on the newly renovated stage next December.
  3. (intransitive) Todefer (to something).
    Ibow to your better judgement in the matter.
  4. (transitive) To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
    • 1934,Agatha Christie, chapter 7, inMurder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published2017, page124:
      Poirot rose gallantly,bowed her into the seat opposite him.
    • 1958,Anthony Burgess,The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published1972, page302:
      He saw himself, in a smart suit and asongkok,bowed into the opulent suites of Ritzes and Waldorfs and baring, under dark glasses, a hairy chest to a milder sun by a snakeless sea.
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Translations
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to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference
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Noun

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bow (pluralbows)

  1. Agesture, usually showingrespect, made by inclining the head orbending forward at thewaist; areverence
    He made a politebow as he entered the room.
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Translations
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gesture made by bending forward at the waist

Etymology 3

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PIE word
*bʰeh₂ǵʰús
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FromMiddle Englishbowe,bowgh, a borrowing fromMiddle Low Germanbôch and/orMiddle Dutchboech, fromProto-Germanic*bōguz, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵʰus(“arm”). Cognate withDutchboeg(“bow”),Danishbov(“bow”),Swedishbog(“bow”).Doublet ofbough.

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Noun

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The bow of a ship.

bow (pluralbows)

  2. (nautical) Thefront of aboat orship.
    • 1907 January,Harold Bindloss, chapter 6, inThe Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen,→OCLC:
      The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schoonerVentura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo, over her dippingbow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity.
  3. (rowing) Therower that sits in theseat closest to the bow of the boat.
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  • Often used in the plural, the ship being considered to havestarboard andport bows, meeting at thestem.
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front of a boat or ship

Etymology 4

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Seebough.

Noun

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bow (pluralbows)

  1. Obsolete spelling ofbough.

Etymology 5

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Borrowed fromMandarin包 (bāo) orCantonese包 (baau1).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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bow (pluralbows)

  1. Alternative form ofbao; any of several Chinese buns and breads
Derived terms
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Seebao

Translations
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bao—seebao

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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FromDutchbouwen(“to build”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbou̯/,[ˈbʊ̞u̯],[ˈbɔ̝u̯]

Verb

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bow

  1. tobuild
  2. (figurative, withtapu) totrust, todepend on
    wan sma di yu kanbow na entapu ―someone you candepend on

Vilamovian

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1.bow

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Noun

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bōw f (pluralbowa)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Yola

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromIrishbadhbh.

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Noun

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bow

  1. banshee
  2. (derisive) bad singer

References

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  • Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990) “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, inlrish University Review‎[1], volume20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page154
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