bow

• n.
  • a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

    同义词： bowknot

  • a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument
  • front part of a vessel or aircraft

    "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

    同义词： fore prow stem

  • curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows
  • something curved in shape

    同义词： arc

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

    同义词： bowing obeisance

  • a decorative interlacing of ribbons
  • a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
• v.
  • bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

    "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

    同义词： bow down

  • submit or yield to another's wish or opinion

    "The government bowed to the military pressure"

    同义词： submit defer accede give in

  • bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

    "He bowed before the King"

  • bend one's back forward from the waist on down

    "She bowed before the Queen"

    同义词： crouch stoop bend

  • play on a string instrument

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