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Antonyms for bow

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : bou
Phonetic Transcription : baʊ


Definition of bow

Origin :
  • Old English bugan "to bend, to bow down, to bend the body in condescension," also "to turn back" (class II strong verb; past tense beag, past participle bogen), from Proto-Germanic *bugon (cf. Dutch buigen, Middle Low German bugen, Old High German biogan, German biegen, Gothic biugan "to bend," Old Norse boginn "bent"), from *beugen, from PIE root *bheug- (3) "to bend," with derivatives referring to bent, pliable, or curved objects (cf. Sanskrit bhujati "bends, thrusts aside;" Old High German boug, Old English beag "a ring"). The noun in this sense is first recorded 1650s. Related: Bowed; bowing. Bow out "withdraw" is from 1942.
  • noun bend from waist
  • noun front of boat
  • verb bend over
  • verb submit, concede
Example sentences :
  • It was a beautiful cameo of Alcibiades, with the quiver and bow of Eros.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • A grievous error it is to suppose that Cupid's artillery is limited to bow and arrows.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She essayed to introduce Gracie; not one of them attempted a bow.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • "But they must be sorry folk to bow down to the rich in such a fashion," said big John.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • It is a Scotch bow, I see, for the upper nock is without and the lower within.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Even an old broken bowman might find the clout with a bow like this.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I think even now that I might hit any large and goodly mark with a bow like this.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I can't be other than I am, Rose; but you pray, and as you pray I'll bow my head.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • His body was poised for the attack, as a bow is bent to drive forth the arrow.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • His bow showed it—so did the soft purring quality of his speech.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Synonyms for bow

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