Bow
11bow to — ˈbow to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bow to he/she/it bows to present participle bowing to past tense bowed to past participle …
12Bow — (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 …
13Bow|er|y — bow|er|y1 «BOW uhr ee», adjective. 1. like a bower; leafy; shady. 2. containing bowers. ╂[< bower1 + y1] bow|er|y2 «BOW uhr ee», noun, plural er|ies …
14bow|er|y — bow|er|y1 «BOW uhr ee», adjective. 1. like a bower; leafy; shady. 2. containing bowers. ╂[< bower1 + y1] bow|er|y2 «BOW uhr ee», noun, plural er|ies …
15Bow — (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 …
16Bow — (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] …
17bow — [n1] bend from waist angle, arc, arch, bend, bending, bob, curtsy, curvation, curvature, curve, flection, flexure, genuflection, inclination, kowtow*, nod, obeisance, round, salaam, turn, turning; concepts 154,201 Ant. straighten bow [n2] front… …
18Bow — (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] …
19bow — vb defer, *yield, submit, capitulate, succumb, relent, cave bow n arc, arch, *curve bow vb *flex, crook, buckle Analogous words: bend, *curve, twist …
20bow to — (something) to accept something without really wanting to. The government says it will not bow to pressure to allow untested drugs to be used …
