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S: (n) bow (bow%1:06:03::), bowknot (bowknot%1:06:00::) (a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces)
S: (n) bow (bow%1:06:00::) (a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments)
S: (n) bow (bow%1:06:02::), fore (fore%1:06:00::), prow (prow%1:06:00::), stem (stem%1:06:00::) (front part of a vessel or aircraft) "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
S: (n) bow (bow%1:06:01::) (a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow)
S: (n) bow (bow%1:25:00::), arc (arc%1:25:01::) (something curved in shape)
S: (n) bow (bow%1:10:01::), bowing (bowing%1:10:00::), obeisance (obeisance%1:10:00::) (bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting)
S: (n) bow (bow%1:10:00::), curtain call (curtain_call%1:10:00::) (an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience)
S: (n) bow (bow%1:06:04::) (a decorative interlacing of ribbons)
S: (n) bow (bow%1:04:01::) (a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments)

S: (v) bow (bow%2:32:00::), bow down (bow_down%2:32:00::) (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 (submit%2:32:02::), bow (bow%2:32:01::), defer (defer%2:32:00::), accede (accede%2:32:00::), give in (give_in%2:32:02::) (yield to another's wish or opinion) "The government bowed to the military pressure"
S: (v) bow (bow%2:38:00::) (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 (crouch%2:38:00::), stoop (stoop%2:38:00::), bend (bend%2:38:03::), bow (bow%2:38:01::) (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 (bow%2:36:00::) (play on a stringed instrument with a bow)