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bow1
- pronunciation:
- baU
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- bow and scrape, bow out, take a bow
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bowed, bowing, bows |
| definition 1: |
to bend the head or the upper part of the body forward in greeting, acknowledgment, consent, submission, or the like.
- synonyms:
- bob, nod
- similar words:
- bend, curtsy, genuflect, kowtow, salaam, salute
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| definition 2: |
to yield or submit.
They finally bowed to social pressure.- synonyms:
- bend, defer, submit, yield
- similar words:
- acquiesce, capitulate, comply, knuckle under, kowtow, surrender
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| definition 3: |
to bend downward; stoop.
He bowed under the weight of his heavy pack.- synonyms:
- bend, stoop
- similar words:
- sag, slump, warp
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| related words: |
bend, crouch, grovel, lean, mind, stoop |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to bend (the head or body) forward.
- synonyms:
- bend, nod
- similar words:
- bob, lean, prostrate
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| definition 2: |
to communicate by bowing.
She bowed her thanks.- synonyms:
- nod
- similar words:
- communicate, impart
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| definition 3: |
to cause to submit or yield.
His spirit was not bowed by misfortune.- synonyms:
- humble, prostrate, subdue, subjugate
- similar words:
- affect, conquer, crush, dominate, govern, hang, humiliate, influence, oppress, overcome, overwhelm, rule, suppress, vanquish
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| definition 4: |
to cause to bend downward or to stoop.
The snow's weight bowed the tree.- synonyms:
- bend
- similar words:
- curve, distort, twist, warp
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| related words: |
bend, nod, subdue |
| phrase: |
bow and scrape |
| phrase: |
bow out |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of bending the head or upper body forward, as in greeting, acknowledgment, consent, or submission.
- synonyms:
- bob, obeisance
- similar words:
- curtsy, gesture, inclination, kowtow, nod, salaam, salutation
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| related words: |
bend |
| phrase: |
take a bow |
| derivation: |
bowedness (n.) |
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