bow in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
bow in Tamil தமிழ்
bow in English
- bow⇄adj. bowless.
- bow⇄adj. bowlike.
- bow⇄adj. shaped like a bow; bent; bowed.
- bow⇄bow (1), verb, noun.
- bow⇄bow (2), noun, verb, adjective.
- bow⇄bow (3), noun.
1. the front part of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
(SYN) prow, stem.
2. bow oar. - bow⇄expr. bow and scrape, to be too polite or slavish.
Ex. Every time I see the President the band has been playing ""Hail to the Chief"" and everyone has been bowing and scraping (Time). - bow⇄expr. bow down,
a. to weigh down.
Ex. bowed down with care.
b. to worship.
Ex. O come, let us ... bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker (Psalms 95:6). - bow⇄expr. bow out,
a. to withdraw.
Ex. [He] ... bowed out of the picture because he found it difficult to work in location sequences being filmed ... at altitudes ranging up to 10,000 feet (New York Times).
b. to usher out.
Ex. retu - bow⇄expr. bows on, with the bow of the vessel turned toward the object considered or in view.
Ex. The 'standard type' has equal offensive strength in all directions--whether bows on or broadside (Westminster Gazette). - bow⇄expr. make one's bow,
a. to make an entrance.
Ex. Making his bow into the ballroom, the Senator was greeted with applause.
b. to make an initial appearance before the public.
Ex. She will make her bow as a singer in a new musica - bow⇄expr. on the bow, within 45 degrees of a line directly ahead.
Ex. A trawler is steaming into a gale with wind and sea ... on the bow (London Times). - bow⇄expr. take a bow, to accept praise or applause for something done.
Ex. After the dinner, the guest of honor was asked to take a bow. - bow⇄noun the act of bending the head or body in greeting, respect, worship, or submission.
Ex. She answered his bow with a curtsy.
(SYN) nod. - bow⇄noun 1. a weapon for shooting arrows. A bow usually consists of a strip of flexible wood bent by a string. Modern bows are also made of many strips of wood glued together, or of metal or spun glass.
2a. a slender rod with horsehairs stretched on i - bow⇄v.i. 1. to bend the head or body in greeting, respect, worship, or submission.
Ex. The people bowed before the king. He smiled, bowed, and extended his hand (Macaulay).
2. (Figurative.) to give in; submit; yield (to).
Ex. The boy bowed - bow⇄v.i. 1. to have a curved shape; be bent.
2. to use a bow on a violin, cello, or some other stringed instruments. - bow⇄v.t. 1. to bend (the head or body) in greeting, respect, worship, or submission.
Ex. The minister bowed his head in prayer.
2. to show by bowing.
Ex. The actors bowed their thanks at the end of the play.
3. to usher with a bow o - bow⇄v.t. 1. to play (a violin, cello, or some other stringed instruments) with a bow.
2. to curve; bend.
Ex. The branches of the young tree were bowed by the weight of the snow.