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(intransitive verb)
to bend the knee or to lean the head (and chest) forward as a form of greeting or respect or shame; (with before) to accept, to submit; (with out) to withdraw or retire gracefully.
> bow (1)
(transitive verb)
to bend downwards; to weigh down; to usher in or out with a bow.
> bow (1)
(noun)
a lowering of the head (and chest) in greeting.
> bow (2)
(noun)
a weapon for shooting arrows; an implement for playing the strings of a violin; a decorative knot of ribbon, etc.
> bow (2)
(transitive or intransitive verb)
to bend, curve.
> bow (3)
(noun)
the forward part of a ship.