n. 25B6; verb
the officers bowed : INCLINE THE BODY, incline the head, nod, salaam, curtsy, bob.
the mast quivered and bowed : BEND, buckle, stoop, curve, flex, deform.
the government bowed to foreign pressure : YIELD, submit, give in, surrender, succumb, capitulate, defer, conform; comply with, accept, heed, observe.
a footman bowed her in : USHER, conduct, show, lead, guide, direct, steer, shepherd.
25B6; noun a perfunctory bow : OBEISANCE, salaam, bob, curtsy, nod; archaic reverence.
25A0; bow out WITHDRAW, resign, retire, step down, pull out, back out; give up, quit, leave; informal pack in, chuck (in); Brit. informal jack in.