bow
- bow
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noun
1 act of bowing
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep, low
▪ little, slight, small
▪ formal, stiff
VERB + BOW
▪ give, make
▪ He gave a formal bow and left the room.
▪ take (= used about a performer)
▪ The song ended and Albert took a bow.
▪ The boss takes his final bow (= is retiring) today. (figurative)
PREPOSITION
▪ bow to
▪ He made a deep bow to the king.
2 front part of a ship
ADJECTIVE
▪ port, starboard
▪ There's a small boat on the port bow.
VERB + BOW
▪ cross
▪ A whale crossed our bows. (BrE)
▪ A whale crossed our bow. (AmE)
PREPOSITION
▪ across the, our, etc. bow (AmE), across the, our, etc. bows (BrE)
▪ They fired a shot across our bow/bows.
▪ in the bow (esp. AmE), in the bows (BrE)
▪ We left two men in the bow to receive the cargo.
▪ off the, our, etc. bow
▪ on the, our, etc. bow
▪ The ship's name was printed on her bow.
▪ over the, our, etc. bow, over the, our, etc. bows (both BrE)
▪ There were huge waves breaking over the bows.
{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} noun
1 knot with two loops
ADJECTIVE
▪ neat
▪ double
VERB + BOW
▪ tie (sth into)
▪ She tied the ribbon into a neat bow.
2 weapon for shooting arrows
VERB + BOW
▪ be armed with, carry, have, hold
▪ aim, draw, raise
▪ She drew and aimed her bow.
▪ shoot
▪ lower
PHRASES
▪ a bow and arrow
{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}} verb
Bow is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑
servant
Bow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑
head
{{Roman}}IV.{{/Roman}} verb
ADVERB
▪ deeply, low
▪ He swept off his hat and bowed deeply.
▪ slightly
▪ quickly
▪ politely, respectfully
▪ gracefully
▪ down
PREPOSITION
▪ before
▪ The Emperor's subjects bowed down before him.
▪ to
▪ The pianist stood up and bowed to the audience.
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Bow — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}} Sigles d une seule lettre Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres … Wikipédia en Français
bow — Ⅰ. bow [1] ► NOUN 1) a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends. 2) a weapon for shooting arrows, made of curved wood joined at both ends by a taut string. 3) a rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing some stringed… … English terms dictionary
Bow — may refer to: NOTOC *Bow (weapon) (pronounced IPA|boʊ), an archery weapon that uses elasticity to propel arrows *Bowing (social) (pronounced IPA|baʊ), to lower the head or the upper body *Bow (ship) (pronounced IPA|baʊ), the foremost point of the … Wikipedia
bow — bow1 [bou] vi. [ME bouen < OE bugan, to bend < IE base * bheugh , to bend > Ger biegen; the BOW1 n. is 17th c.] 1. Dial. to bend or stoop 2. to bend down one s head or bend one s body in respect, agreement, worship, recognition, etc. 3.… … English World dictionary
bow|er — bow|er1 «BOW uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a shelter of leafy branches. 2. an arbor. 3. a dwelling, especially a rustic abode. 4. Archaic. a bedroom. –v.t. to embower; enclose. ╂[Old English būr dwelling] –bow´er|like´, adjective … Useful english dictionary
Bow — (b[=o]), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. b[=u]gan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See {Bow}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow. [1913 Webster] I do set my bow in the cloud. Gen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Bow — (b[=o]), n. [Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship. See {Bough}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bow 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 … Useful english dictionary
