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- pronunciation:
- baU
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- bow and scrape, bow out, take a bow
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bows, bowing, bowed |
| 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 |
adverb + (v.)bow
silently
(v.)bow
+ adverb
deeply, formally, gracefully, graciously, humbly, politely, respectfully, slightly, stiffly, upward
(v.)bow
+ noun
altar, demand, forehead, head, pasta, prayer, pressure, respect, shame, shoulder, string, tie, waist, wish, wrist
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| phrase: |
bow and scrape, 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 |
adjective + (n.)bow
broken, composite, courtly, deep, elegant, formal, graceful, mock, pink, polite, red, slight, stiff, supernumerary, yellow
verb + (n.)bow
adorn, arm, bend, draw, fire, hunt, shoot, sketch, slap, string, sweep, tie, untie, wear, wrap
(n.)bow
+ verb
quiver, swing
noun + (n.)bow
archer,
compound,
deck,
deer,
dress,
fiddle,
firearm,
hull,
hunter,
hunting,
knife,
leather,
port,
recurve,
ribbon,
rope,
saddle,
satin,
shirt,
shot,
silk,
spear,
spray,
starboard,
stroke,
velvet,
vessel,
violin,
warning,
wreath
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| phrase: |
take a bow |
| derivation: |
bowedness (n.) |
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