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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :   [ easton ]

  Bow
     The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase
     (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for
     the use of the bow (1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2; 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17); so
     also were the Elamites (Isa. 22:6) and the Lydians (Jer. 46:9).
     The Hebrew word commonly used for bow means properly to tread (1
     Chr. 5:18; 8:40), and hence it is concluded that the foot was
     employed in bending the bow. Bows of steel (correctly "copper")
     are mentioned (2 Sam. 22:35; Ps. 18:34).
     
       The arrows were carried in a quiver (Gen. 27:3; Isa. 22:6;
     49:2; Ps. 127:5). They were apparently sometimes shot with some
     burning material attached to them (Ps. 120:4).
     
       The bow is a symbol of victory (Ps. 7:12). It denotes also
     falsehood, deceit (Ps. 64:3, 4; Hos. 7:16; Jer. 9:3).
     
       "The use of the bow" in 2 Sam. 1:18 (A.V.) ought to be "the
     song of the bow," as in the Revised Version.
     

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Bow, KY
    Zip code(s): 42714
  Bow, NH
    Zip code(s): 03304
  Bow, WA
    Zip code(s): 98232

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bow \Bow\ (bou), v. i.
     1. To bend; to curve. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To stop. [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They stoop, they bow down together.   --Is. xlvi. 2?
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or
        submission; -- often with down.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel
              before the Lord our maker.            --Ps. xcv. 6.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or
        assent; to make bow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Admired, adored by all circling crowd,
              For wheresoe'er she turned her face, they bowed.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bow \Bow\ (bou), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Bowing.] [OE. bowen, bogen, bugen, AS. b[=u]gan (generally
     v. i.); akin to D. buigen, OHG. biogan, G. biegen, beugen,
     Icel. boginn bent, beygja to bend, Sw. b["o]ja, Dan. b["o]ie,
     bugne, Coth. biugan; also to L. fugere to flee, Gr. ?, and
     Skr. bhuj to bend. [root]88. Cf. Fugitive.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to
        inflect; to make crooked or curved.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We bow things the contrary way, to make them come to
              their natural straightness.           --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind
              of tyranny.                           --Prescott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to
        bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion.
                                                    --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Not to bow and bias their opinions.   --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of
        respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the
              ground before him.                    --2 Kings ii.
                                                    15.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;? to
        crush; to subdue.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bow \Bow\ (b[=o]), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS.
     b[=u]gan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See
     Bow, v. t.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I do set my bow in the cloud.         --Gen. ix. 13.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by
        doubling a ribbon or string.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and
        fastens it to the yoke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. An arcograph.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Naut.) A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking
        the sun's altitude at sea.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Saddlery) sing. or pl. Two pieces of wood which form the
        arched forward part of a saddletree.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bow \Bow\ (b[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Bowing.]
     To play (music) with a bow. -- v. i. To manage the bow.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bow \Bow\ (b[=o]), n. [Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship.
     See Bough.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Naut.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the
        stream or prow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the
        bow oar.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Bow chaser (Naut.), a gun in the bow for firing while
        chasing another vessel. --Totten.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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[deg] on either side of the line ahead. --Totten.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bow \Bow\ (b[=o]), n. [Icel. b[=o]gr 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[deg] on either side of the line ahead. --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bow \Bow\ (bou), v. i.
     1. To bend; to curve. [Obs.]
  
     2. To stop. [Archaic]
  
              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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bow \Bow\ (bou), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Bowing.] [OE. bowen, bogen, bugen, AS. b[=u]gan (generally
     v. i.); akin to D. buigen, OHG. biogan, G. biegen, beugen,
     Icel. boginn bent, beygja to bend, Sw. b["o]ja, Dan. b["o]ie,
     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.           --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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bow \Bow\ (b[=o]), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS.
     b[=u]gan 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.         --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) 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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

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

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bow
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ οπλισμός en) το τόξο
     2 το λύγισμα
     3 (ετ μουσική en) το δοξάρι
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 γέρνω
     2 σκύβω
     3 υποκλίνομαι, προσκυνώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bow
     Sranan Tongo vb.
     1 to build
     {lb|srn|figurative|with+(m+srn+tapu)" rel="nofollow">2 {lb|srn|figurative|with (m srn tapu) to trust, to depend on
     Vilamovian n.
     1 woman
     2 wife

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Bow
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 A place name:
     3 # (place en suburb of eastern city/London in the lbor/Tower Hamlets
  co/Greater London cc/England) (q: OS grid ref TQ3782).
     4 # (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Mid Devon co/Devon
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SS7201).
  <ref>[https://www.middevon.gov.uk/media/115036/bow.pdf Bow (Devon)
  parish map]</ref>
     5 # (place en hamlet par/Ashprington dist/South Hams co/Devon) (q: OS
  grid ref SX8156).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/bow-south-hams
  OS: South Hams, Devon]</ref>
     6 # (place en hamlet par/Stanford in the Vale dist/Vale of White
  Horse co/Oxfordshire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SU3494).
     7 # (place en unincorporated community co/Cumberland County
  s/Kentucky c/USA).
     8 # (place en town co/Merrimack County s/New Hampshire c/USA).
     9 # (place en unincorporated commmunity co/Skagit County s/Washington
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  bow
     n.
     1 (senseid en Q46311) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or
  other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for
  shooting arrows.
     2 A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation
  such as a river (see ''oxbow'').
     3 (senseid en Q204948) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial
  substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various
  stringed musical instruments.
     4 A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a
  single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by
  plucking.
     5 (senseid en type of knot) A type of knot with two loops, used to
  tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and
  frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
     6 Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
     7 The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens
  it to the yoke.
     8 Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side
  of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
     9 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 hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
     10 (lb en nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking
  the sun's altitude at sea.
     11 (lb en saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward
  part of a saddletree.
     12 The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is
  used to turn the key.
     vb.
     1 To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become bent or curved.
     3 (lb en transitive) To make something bend or curve.
     4 (lb en transitive figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling
  influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
     n.
     A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or
  bending forward at the waist; a reverence
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or
  deference.
     n.
     (lb en nautical) The front of a boat or ship.
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en bough)
     alt.
     (C en Foods) (alternative form of en bao); any of several Chinese
  buns and breads
     n.
     (C en Foods) (alternative form of en bao); any of several Chinese
  buns and breads

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Bow
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 A place name:
     3 # (place en suburb of eastern city/London in the lbor/Tower Hamlets
  co/Greater London cc/England) (q: OS grid ref TQ3782).
     4 # (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Mid Devon co/Devon
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SS7201).
  <ref>[https://www.middevon.gov.uk/media/115036/bow.pdf Bow (Devon)
  parish map]</ref>
     5 # (place en hamlet par/Ashprington dist/South Hams co/Devon) (q: OS
  grid ref SX8156).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/bow-south-hams
  OS: South Hams, Devon]</ref>
     6 # (place en hamlet par/Stanford in the Vale dist/Vale of White
  Horse co/Oxfordshire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SU3494).
     7 # (place en unincorporated community co/Cumberland County
  s/Kentucky c/USA).
     8 # (place en town co/Merrimack County s/New Hampshire c/USA).
     9 # (place en unincorporated commmunity co/Skagit County s/Washington
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  bow
     n.
     1 (senseid en Q46311) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or
  other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for
  shooting arrows.
     2 A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation
  such as a river (see ''oxbow'').
     3 (senseid en Q204948) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial
  substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various
  stringed musical instruments.
     4 A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a
  single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by
  plucking.
     5 (senseid en type of knot) A type of knot with two loops, used to
  tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and
  frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
     6 Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
     7 The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens
  it to the yoke.
     8 Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side
  of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
     9 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 hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
     10 (lb en nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking
  the sun's altitude at sea.
     11 (lb en saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward
  part of a saddletree.
     12 The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is
  used to turn the key.
     vb.
     1 To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become bent or curved.
     3 (lb en transitive) To make something bend or curve.
     4 (lb en transitive figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling
  influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
     n.
     A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or
  bending forward at the waist; a reverence
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or
  deference.
     n.
     (lb en nautical) The front of a boat or ship.
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en bough)
     alt.
     (C en Foods) (alternative form of en bao); any of several Chinese
  buns and breads
     n.
     (C en Foods) (alternative form of en bao); any of several Chinese
  buns and breads

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Bow
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 A place name:
     3 # (place en suburb of eastern city/London in the lbor/Tower Hamlets
  co/Greater London cc/England) (q: OS grid ref TQ3782).
     4 # (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Mid Devon co/Devon
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SS7201).
  <ref>[https://www.middevon.gov.uk/media/115036/bow.pdf Bow (Devon)
  parish map]</ref>
     5 # (place en hamlet par/Ashprington dist/South Hams co/Devon) (q: OS
  grid ref SX8156).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/bow-south-hams
  OS: South Hams, Devon]</ref>
     6 # (place en hamlet par/Stanford in the Vale dist/Vale of White
  Horse co/Oxfordshire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SU3494).
     7 # (place en unincorporated community co/Cumberland County
  s/Kentucky c/USA).
     8 # (place en town co/Merrimack County s/New Hampshire c/USA).
     9 # (place en unincorporated commmunity co/Skagit County s/Washington
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  bow
     n.
     1 (senseid en Q46311) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or
  other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for
  shooting arrows.
     2 A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation
  such as a river (see ''oxbow'').
     3 (senseid en Q204948) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial
  substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various
  stringed musical instruments.
     4 A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a
  single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by
  plucking.
     5 (senseid en type of knot) A type of knot with two loops, used to
  tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and
  frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
     6 Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
     7 The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens
  it to the yoke.
     8 Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side
  of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
     9 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 hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
     10 (lb en nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking
  the sun's altitude at sea.
     11 (lb en saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward
  part of a saddletree.
     12 The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is
  used to turn the key.
     vb.
     1 To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become bent or curved.
     3 (lb en transitive) To make something bend or curve.
     4 (lb en transitive figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling
  influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
     n.
     A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or
  bending forward at the waist; a reverence
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or
  deference.
     n.
     (lb en nautical) The front of a boat or ship.
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en bough)
     alt.
     (C en Foods) (alternative form of en bao); any of several Chinese
  buns and breads
     n.
     (C en Foods) (alternative form of en bao); any of several Chinese
  buns and breads

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Bow
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 A place name:
     3 # (place en suburb of eastern city/London in the lbor/Tower Hamlets
  co/Greater London cc/England) (q: OS grid ref TQ3782).
     4 # (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Mid Devon co/Devon
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SS7201).
  <ref>[https://www.middevon.gov.uk/media/115036/bow.pdf Bow (Devon)
  parish map]</ref>
     5 # (place en hamlet par/Ashprington dist/South Hams co/Devon) (q: OS
  grid ref SX8156).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/bow-south-hams
  OS: South Hams, Devon]</ref>
     6 # (place en hamlet par/Stanford in the Vale dist/Vale of White
  Horse co/Oxfordshire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SU3494).
     7 # (place en unincorporated community co/Cumberland County
  s/Kentucky c/USA).
     8 # (place en town co/Merrimack County s/New Hampshire c/USA).
     9 # (place en unincorporated commmunity co/Skagit County s/Washington
  c/USA).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bow
     Englanti n.
     1 kaari, mutka, kaarros, käännös, taive
     2 (''ase'') jousi; jousenkaari
     3 (yhteys musiikki k=en) jousi (soittoväline)
     4 rusetti, solmuke
     5 silmälasien sanka
     6 avaimen osa, josta pidetään kiinni, kun käännetään avainta
     Englanti vb.
     (''musiikki'') soittaa jousisoitinta, käyttää jousta

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bow
     Engelska n.
     1 båge, rundning, krökning
     2 rosett
     3 (tagg kat=vapen språk=en) pilbåge, båge
     4 (tagg kat=musik språk=en) stråke
     Engelska vb.
     1 böja; kröka
     2 buga; böja sig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Bow /bˈəʊ/
  الانحناءة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  bow //baʊ// 
  1. покло́н
  gesture made by bending forward at the waist
  2. нос
  front of a boat or ship

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  bow //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  1. изви́вка
  bend in a rod or planar surface
  2. па́нделка
  type of knot with two loops
  3. лък 2.
  weapon used for shooting arrows
   3.
  rod used for playing stringed instruments

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  bow //baʊ// 
  покла́ням се, поклоня́ се
  to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  bow //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  1. изви́вам се, изви́я се
  to become bent
  2. изви́вам, изви́я, сви́вам, сви́я
  to bend a thing

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  úklona

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  smyčec

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  poklonit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  ohyb

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  ohnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  sehnout se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  sklonit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  uklonit se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  smeknout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  sehnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  sklánět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  poklonit se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  poklona

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  luk

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  ohýbat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  oblouk

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  naklonit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  ymostwng 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  ymgrymu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  Bogen  [mus.]
   see: bows
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  Bogen 
           Note: hist. Waffe
   see: bows
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  Bug  [naut.]
        "in the bows"  - im Bug
        "bluff-bowed ship"  - Schiff mit vollem, breiten Bug
        "from bow to stern"  - vom Bug bis zum Heck
     Synonym: bows
  
   see: bluff-headed ship
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
   [low] Kratzfuß  [obs.]
        "bow and scrape"  - einen Kratzfuß machen, katzbuckeln
     Synonym: leg
  
           Note: with one foot drawn backwards

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  Krümmung in Längsrichtung
   see: cup, twist
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  Schleife , Masche 
           Note: zu Schlaufen gebundenes Zierband
   see: bows, gift bow, pull bow
  
           Note: tied decorative ribbon

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  Verbeugung , Verneigung , Bückling  [humor.] , Beugemann  [humor.]
           Note: vor
   see: bows
  
           Note: to

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  sich verbeugen, sich verneigen, sich für Beifall bedanken 
        "taking a bow"  - sich verbeugend, sich verneigend, sich für Beifall bedankend
        "taken a bow"  - sich verbeugt, sich verneigt, sich für Beifall bedankt
        "takes a bow"  - verbeugt sich, verneigt sich, bedankt sich für Beifall
        "took a bow"  - verbeugte sich, verneigte sich, bedankte sich für Beifall
     Synonym: take a bow
  
   see: bowing, bowed, bows, bowed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  Schiffsbug  [naut.]
           Note: of a ship

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  
  κόμπος, φιόγκος, τόξο, υποκλίνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  bow //baʊ// 
  1. kumarrus
  gesture made by bending forward at the waist
  2. keula, kokka
  front of a boat or ship

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  bow //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  1. kaari, jousi
  bend in a rod or planar surface
  2. rusetti, nauharuusuke
  type of knot with two loops
  3. jousi 2.
  weapon used for shooting arrows
   3.
  rod used for playing stringed instruments

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  bow //baʊ// 
  kumartaa, kumartua
  to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  bow //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  1. kaartua, taipua, vääntyä
  to become bent
  2. taivuttaa, vääntää
  to bend a thing
  3. soittaa
  to play music on an instrument using a bow

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  bow /bou/
  arc

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  1. बो
        "She was wearing a green bow."
  2. कमान
        "He pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/ 
  1. झुकना
        "The children bowed to the audience after the dance."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  gudalo, klanjanje, klanjati se, kljun, luk, mašna, naklon, poklanjati, pokloniti se, pramac, pramac broda, sagnuti, sagnuti se, savijati, saviti, svod

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  1. szalagcsokor
  2. kötött csomó
  3. keret (szemüvegé)
  4. köszönés
  5. görbe
  6. hajó elôrésze
  7. vonóhúzás
  8. fûrészkeret
  9. elsô evezôs
  10. fül
  11. ív
  12. léghajó orra
  13. vonó
  14. bocsánatkérés
  15. selyemzsinór
  16. fejbólintás
  17. orrtôke
  18. ökörjárom
  19. hajó eleje
  20. szivárvány
  21. hurok
  22. íj
  23. körív
  24. hajó orra
  25. csónakdaru
  26. járom
  27. nyeregállvány
  28. nyeregváz
  29. nyíl
  30. ívvonalzó
  31. kengyel
  32. csokor
  33. meghajlás
  34. spiccevezôs
  35. orrevezôs

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  bow //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  busur
  weapon used for shooting arrows

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  1. arco
  2. prua

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  bow //baʊ// 
  お辞儀, 辞儀
  gesture made by bending forward at the waist

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  bow //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  1. 蝶結び
  type of knot with two loops
  2. 弓 2.
  weapon used for shooting arrows
   3.
  rod used for playing stringed instruments
   4.
  bend in a rod or planar surface

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  bow //baʊ// 
  辞儀
  to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  bow //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  1. 曲げる
  to bend a thing
  2. 弾く, 弾奏
  to play music on an instrument using a bow

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  bow /bou/
  arcus

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  bow /bau/
  1. lankas (šaudyti strėlėmis)
  2. (smuiko) griežiklis
  3. kaspinas
  4. griežti griežikliu
  5. lenkti(s), (pa)linkti
  6. pasilenkti (to, before), sveikintis
  7. nusižeminti
  8. nusilenkimas, nusižeminimas

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  bow //baʊ// 
  baug
  front of a boat or ship

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  bow //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  1. bue
  bend in a rod or planar surface
  2. sløyfe
  type of knot with two loops
  3. bue, boge 2.
  weapon used for shooting arrows
   3.
  rod used for playing stringed instruments

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  bow /bou/
  1. arco
  2. proa
  3. reverenciar
  4. mesura, reverência

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  bow /bou/
  арка

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  bow //baʊ// 
  1. bockning, bugning
  gesture made by bending forward at the waist
  2. bog, för, stäv
  front of a boat or ship

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  bow //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  1. krökning, rundning
  bend in a rod or planar surface
  2. stråke, båge
  rod used for playing stringed instruments
  3. rosett
  type of knot with two loops
  4. båge, pilbåge
  weapon used for shooting arrows

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  bow //baʊ// 
  bocka, buga
  to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  bow //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  bågna, böja, böjas, krokna, kröka
  to become bent

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  1. baş eğerek selamlama, reverans.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  1. başını eğerek selamlamak, reverans yapmak
  2. eğmek
  3. başını eğdirmek
  4. başını eğerek yol göstermek
  5. ezmek. bow and scrape yaltaklanmak.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  1. baş, pruva (gemi)bowman  baş tarafta kürek çeken adam
  2. filikada pruvacı.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bow /bˈəʊ/
  1. yay
  2. okçu
  3. kavis
  4. gökkuşağı
  5. boyunduruk
  6. fiyonk
  7. (müz.) yay ile çalmak. bow tie papyon kravat, kelebek kravat. bow window kavisli daire şeklinde iç kısmı enli pencere.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  Bow
  Bow

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbaʊ/, /ˈboʊ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  270 Moby Thesaurus words for "bow":
     A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, S-curve,
     Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, accost, address, angle, arc, arch,
     bass, bass viol, beak, bend, bend back, bend the knee,
     bend the neck, bend to, bending, bending the knee, bilge,
     bite the dust, blain, bleb, blister, blob, bob, bob a curtsy,
     bob down, bootlick, boss, bow, bow and scrape, bow down,
     bow the head, bow to, bowing, bowing and scraping, bowsprit,
     bridge, bubble, bulb, bulge, bull fiddle, bulla, bump, bunch, burl,
     button, cahot, capitulate, carriage bow, catacaustic, catenary,
     caustic, cave in, cello, chine, circle, clump, conchoid, condyle,
     conflexure, contrabass, convex, cower, crawl, creep, cringe,
     cringe to, crook, crossbow, crouch, crouch before, crowd, curl,
     curtsy, curvation, curvature, curve, decurve, defer, deflect,
     deflection, diacaustic, dipping the colors, do homage,
     do obeisance, dome, double bass, dowel, duck, ear, ellipse, embow,
     embrace, fall, fall down before, fawn, festoon, fiddle, fiddlebow,
     fiddlestick, figurehead, fingerboard, flange, flap, flatter,
     flection, flex, flexure, forecastle, foredeck, forepeak, gall,
     geanticline, genuflect, genuflection, geosyncline, gnarl, go down,
     go under, greeting, grovel, hail, hairpin turn, hand-clasp, handle,
     handshake, have enough, hello, hill, homage, hook, how-do-you-do,
     hug, hump, hunch, hyperbola, inclination, incurvate, incurve,
     inflect, inflection, jib boom, jog, joggle, kiss, kit, kit fiddle,
     kit violin, kneel, kneel to, kneeling, knob, knot, knuckle,
     knuckle to, knuckle under, knur, knurl, kowtow, lick the dust,
     lickspittle, lip, lituus, longbow, loop, lose, lose out,
     lose the day, lump, make a leg, make a reverence, make obeisance,
     making a leg, meander, mole, mountain, nevus, nod, nose, nub,
     nubbin, nubble, obeisance, obsequiousness, oxbow, papilloma,
     parabola, peg, play violin, presenting arms, prore, prostration,
     prow, recurve, reflect, reflection, reflex, retroflex, reverence,
     rib, ridge, ring, rostrum, round, sag, salaam, salutation, salute,
     saw, say uncle, scrape, scroll, servility, shoulder, sinus, smile,
     smile of recognition, soundboard, spine, squat,
     standing at attention, stem, stoop, string, stud, style,
     submission, submissiveness, submit, succumb, supination, swag,
     sweep, tab, take the count, tenor violin, toadeat, toady, tracery,
     truckle, truckle to, tubercle, tubercule, tumble, tuning peg, turn,
     turning, vault, verruca, vesicle, viola, violin, violinette,
     violoncello, violoncello piccolo, violone, violotta, wale, wart,
     wave, welt, wind
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 弓,船头,鞠躬;
  v. 鞠躬,弯腰;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 弓,眼睛框
     vt.
     vi. 用弓拉琴,弯成弓形
     n. 鞠躬,船首,屈服
     vt.
     vi. 鞠躬,弯腰

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