Synonym: bend, kneel, stoop. Antonym: stern. Similar words: bowl, elbow. Meaning: [baʊ] n. 1. a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces 2. a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument 3. front part of a vessel or aircraft 4. curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows 5. something curved in shape 6. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame 7. an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience 8. a decorative interlacing of ribbons 9. a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments. v. 1. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head 2. submit or yield to another's wish or opinion 3. bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting 4. bend one's back forward from the waist on down 5. play on a string instrument.
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4 The government had to bow to public pressure.
5 Never pole a boat from the bow.
6 He refused to bow down before the king.
7 He gave a formal bow and left the room.
8 He drew the bow and shot an arrow.
9 Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.
10 She tied the ribbon in a bow.
11 The archer can bend a strong bow.
12 He shot the arrow from the bow.
13 He gave a graceful bow to the audience.
14 He shot an arrow from his bow.
15 The archer bent a bow.
16 Eventually the government was forced to bow to public pressure and reform the tax.
17 The bow twanged and the arrow whistled through the air.
18 He refused to bow to the Queen, in deliberate breach of etiquette.
19 He tried to bow his fiddle but always missed.
20 Come, let us bow down in worship .
21 The little girl tied the ribbon in a bow.
22 She tied the ribbon tightly in a bow/knot.
23 She pulled the ribbon tightly and tied a bow.
24 I gave a theatrical bow and waved.
25 We can never bow the neck to the invaders.
26 Can you tie a bow?
27 We should not have to bow down to anyone.
28 He made an exaggerated bow.
29 He made a deep bow to the king.
30 As both a novelist and a university lecturer,(www.Sentencedict.com) she has two strings to her bow.