bow

n. arc; rainbow; bending forward of the head or body; front end of a ship; rod with horsehair stretched between its two ends (used to play the violin); weapon from which arrows are shot; bowknot

v. play music using a bow; prostrate one self, bend down

adj. pertaining to the forward section of a vessel

Bow may mean: Bow (knot), a type of knotBow tie, a piece of decorative clothing (like neck tie)Bow (weapon), an archery weapon that uses elasticity to propel arrowsBow (music), a device used to play a stringed instrumentMusical bow, a musical instrument resembling an archer's bow, not to be confused with the bow used to play a stringed instrumentE-bow, a hand-held, battery-powered electronic device for playing the electric guitarBow (composite materials), a conditional longitudinal curvature in pulltruded parts
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(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.
  

(n.)
One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.
  

(n.)
The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
  

(sing. or pl.)
Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
  

(v. i. )
To manage the bow.
  

(v. i.)
To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down.
  

(v. i.)
To bend; to curve.
  

(v. i.)
To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.
  

(v. i.)
To play (music) with a bow.
  

(v. i.)
To stop.
  

(v. t.)
A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
  

(v. t.)
A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled.
  

(v. t.)
An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument.
  

(v. t.)
An arcograph.
  

(v. t.)
An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.
  

(v. t.)
Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
  

(v. t.)
Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
  

(v. t.)
The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
  

(v. t.)
To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress, to crush; to subdue.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
  

(v. t.)
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
  

(v. t.)
To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
  

The front of a vessel. (MARAD2)

(Genesis 37:10) The eastern mode of salutation, by kneeling upon one knee and bending the head forward till it touched the ground.