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English to English noun
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a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments | | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
front part of a vessel or aircraft | | Example: he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
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a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow | | source: wordnet30
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something curved in shape | | source: wordnet30
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bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting | | source: wordnet30
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an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience | | source: wordnet30
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a decorative interlacing of ribbons | | source: wordnet30
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a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments | | source: wordnet30
| 10 |
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. | | source: webster1913
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Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow. | | source: webster1913
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The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow. | | source: webster1913 verb
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bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head | | Example: He bowed before the King
She bowed her head in shame
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| 14 |
yield to another's wish or opinion | | Example: The government bowed to the military pressure
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bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting | | Example: He bowed before the King
source: wordnet30
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bend one's back forward from the waist on down | | Example: he crouched down
She bowed before the Queen
The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
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play on a string instrument with a bow | | source: wordnet30
| 18 |
To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved. | | source: webster1913
| 19 |
To bend; to curve. | | source: webster1913
| 20 |
To play (music) with a bow. | | source: webster1913
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