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English noun: bow | |||
| 1. | bow (artifact) a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces | ||
| Synonyms | bowknot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | knot | ||
| 2. | bow (artifact) a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stick | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fiddlestick, violin bow | ||
| 3. | bow (artifact) front part of a vessel or aircraft | ||
| Samples | He pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line. | ||
| Synonyms | fore, prow, stem | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | front | ||
| Part meronym | vessel, watercraft | ||
| 4. | bow (artifact) a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arm, weapon, weapon system | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crossbow, Cupid's bow, handbow, longbow | ||
| Part holonym | bowstring, limb | ||
| Part meronym | bow and arrow | ||
| 5. | bow (shape) something curved in shape | ||
| Synonyms | arc | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curve, curved shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rainbow | ||
| 6. | bow (communication) bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting | ||
| Synonyms | bowing, obeisance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gesture, motion, reverence | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | genuflection, genuflexion, kotow, kowtow, salaam, scrape, scraping | ||
| 7. | bow (communication) an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience | ||
| Synonyms | curtain call | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thanks | ||
| 8. | bow (artifact) a decorative interlacing of ribbons | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decoration, ornament, ornamentation | ||
| 9. | bow (act) a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stroke | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | down-bow, up-bow | ||
English verb: bow | |||
| 1. | bow (communication) bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head | ||
| Samples | He bowed before the King. She bowed her head in shame. | ||
| Synonyms | bow down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gesticulate, gesture, motion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conge, congee | ||
| 2. | bow (communication) yield to another's wish or opinion | ||
| Samples | The government bowed to the military pressure. | ||
| Synonyms | accede, defer, give in, submit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield | ||
| 3. | bow (motion) bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting | ||
| Samples | He bowed before the King. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change posture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | curtsey, curtsy, genuflect, genuflect, kowtow, scrape, take a bow | ||
| 4. | bow (motion) bend one's back forward from the waist on down | ||
| Samples | He crouched down. She bowed before the Queen. The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse. | ||
| Synonyms | bend, crouch, stoop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cower, huddle, squinch | ||
| Entail | change posture | ||
| 5. | bow (creation) play on a string instrument with a bow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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