arc-shaped
play music using a bow; prostrate one self, bend down
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Bowed Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Bow
bowed
adj
1. used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders" [syn: bent, inclined]
2. (music) of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow [ant: plucked]
3. (architecture) forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate]
4. have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: bandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowlegged]
5. showing an excessively deferential manner [syn: bowing]
similar words(1)
bluff-bowed
Adjective
1. used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders"
(synonym) bent, inclined
(similar) unerect
2. of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
(antonym) plucked
(classification) music
3. forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
(synonym) arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate
(similar) curved, curving
(classification) architecture
4. have legs that curve outward at the knees
(synonym) bandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowlegged
(similar) unfit
5. showing an excessively deferential manner
(synonym) bowing
(similar) submissive
Noun
1. a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
(synonym) bowknot
(hypernym) knot
2. a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument
(hypernym) stick
(hyponym) fiddlestick, violin bow
3. front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
(synonym) fore, prow, stem
(hypernym) front
(part-holonym) vessel, watercraft
4. curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows
(hypernym) weapon, arm, weapon system
(hyponym) crossbow
(part-holonym) bow and arrow
(part-meronym) bowstring
5. something curved in shape
(synonym) arc
(hypernym) curve, curved shape
(hyponym) rainbow
6. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
(synonym) bowing, obeisance
(hypernym) gesture, motion
(hyponym) curtsy, curtsey
(derivation) crouch, stoop, bend
7. an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
(synonym) curtain call
(hypernym) thanks
8. a decorative interlacing of ribbons
(hypernym) decoration, ornament, ornamentation
9. a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
(hypernym) stroke
(hyponym) down-bow
Verb
1. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"
(synonym) bow down
(hypernym) gesticulate, gesture, motion
(hyponym) congee, conge
(derivation) bowing, obeisance
2. submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
(synonym) submit, defer, accede, give in
(hypernym) yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
3. bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"
(hypernym) change posture
(hyponym) take a bow
(see-also) prostrate, bow down
(derivation) bowing, obeisance
4. 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"
(synonym) crouch, stoop, bend
(hypernym) bend, flex
(hyponym) squinch
(entail) change posture
(derivation) bowing, obeisance
5. play on a string instrument
(hypernym) play
(classification) music
Bowed Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Bowed Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Bartow Municipal Airport is a public use airport located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Bartow, a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority.
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Bow may refer to:
- Bow (weapon) , an archery weapon that uses elasticity to propel arrows
- Bowing , to lower the head or upper body as a social gesture
- Bow (ship) , the foremost point of the hull of a ship or boat
- Bow (rowing), a term which has multiple meanings within the sport of rowing.
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