I.
noun
1 act of bowing
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep , low
▪ little , slight , small
▪ formal , stiff
VERB + BOW
▪ give , make
▪
He gave a formal ~ and left the room.
▪ take (= used about a performer)
▪
The song ended and Albert took a ~.
▪
The boss takes his final ~ ( = is retiring ) today. ( figurative )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
He made a deep ~ to the king.
2 front part of a ship
ADJECTIVE
▪ port , starboard
▪
There's a small boat on the port ~.
VERB + BOW
▪ cross
▪
A whale crossed our ~s. ( BrE )
▪
A whale crossed our ~. ( AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ across the, our, etc. ~ ( AmE ), across the, our, etc. ~s ( BrE )
▪
They fired a shot across our bow/bows.
▪ in the ~ ( esp. AmE ), in the ~s ( BrE )
▪
We left two men in the ~ to receive the cargo.
▪ off the, our, etc. ~
▪
100 yards off our ~
▪ on the, our, etc. ~
▪
The ship's name was printed on her ~.
▪ over the, our, etc. ~ , over the, our, etc. ~s (both BrE )
▪
There were huge waves breaking over the ~s.
II.
noun
1 knot with two loops
ADJECTIVE
▪ neat
▪ double
VERB + BOW
▪ tie (sth into)
▪
Can you tie a ~?
▪
She tied the ribbon into a neat ~.
2 weapon for shooting arrows
VERB + BOW
▪ be armed with , carry , have , hold
▪ aim , draw , raise
▪
She drew and aimed her ~.
▪ shoot
▪ lower
PHRASES
▪ a ~ and arrow
III.
verb
Bow is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ servant
Bow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ head
IV.
verb
ADVERB
▪ deeply , low
▪
He swept off his hat and ~ed deeply.
▪ slightly
▪ quickly
▪ politely , respectfully
▪ gracefully
▪ down
PREPOSITION
▪ before
▪
The Emperor's subjects ~ed down before him.
▪ to
▪
The pianist stood up and ~ed to the audience.