Definition: Meaning of, bow in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ bəʊ /
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[intransitive] to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking an AUDIENCE
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bow your head to bend your neck so that you are looking at the ground, especially because you want to show respect for God, or because you are embarrassed or upset
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[intransitive and transitive] to bend your body over something, especially in order to see it more closely
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[intransitive and transitive] to bend or to make something bend
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bow and scrape to show too much respect to someone in authority - used to show disapproval
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[intransitive and transitive] to play a piece of music on a musical instrument with a BOW 3
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[countable] the act of bending the top part of your body forward to show respect for someone when you meet them, or as a way of thanking an AUDIENCE
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[countable]also bows[plural] the front part of a ship [↪ stern, yacht]
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a weapon used for shooting ARROW s, made of a long thin piece of wood held in a curve by a tight string
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a knot of cloth or string with a curved part on either side, and two loose ends, worn in the hair as decoration or for tying SHOELACE s
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a long thin piece of wood with a tight string fastened along it, used to play musical instruments such as the VIOLIN or CELLO
the church bells of St Mary-le-Bow in London. It is said that a person born within the sound of (= in a place where you can hear) Bow Bells is a true Cockney