BOW TIE Meaning of BOW TIE in English bow tie /ˌbəʊ ˈtaɪ $ ˈboʊ taɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]a short piece of cloth tied in the shape of a bow that men sometimes wear around their neck Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012