BOW


Meaning of BOW in English

I . v. a.

1.

Bend, inflect, crook, incurvate, curve, make crooked.

2.

Incline, turn downward, bend, bend down, droop, drop.

3.

Depress, sink, cast down, bring down, crush, subdue.

4.

Attend with ~s, conduct with ~s, express by ~s.

II . v. n.

1.

Bend, buckle, be inflected, be bent, give way.

2.

Incline ( in token of respect, reverence, or submission ), bend the head, make a ~.

III . n.

( Naut. ) Fore part ( of a ship ), prow, beak, stem, fore-foot.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.