Noun

• S: (n) bow, bowing, obeisance (bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting)
• S: (n) bowing (managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument) "the violinist's bowing was excellent"

Verb

• S: (v) bow, bow down (bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head) "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"
• S: (v) submit, bow, defer, accede, give in (yield to another's wish or opinion) "The government bowed to the military pressure"
• S: (v) bow (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting) "He bowed before the King"
• S: (v) crouch, stoop, bend, bow (bend one's back forward from the waist on down) "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
• S: (v) bow (play on a stringed instrument with a bow)

Adjective

• S: (adj) bowed, bowing (showing an excessively deferential manner)