Synonyms for bow
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : bou |
| Phonetic Transcription : baÊŠ |
Top 10 synonyms for bow Other synonyms for the word bow
- angle
- arc
- arch
- be servile
- beak
- bend
- bending
- bob
- bowsprit
- cave
- cower
- crook
- curtsy
- curvation
- curvature
- curve
- debase
- dip
- do obeisance
- droop
- duck
- flection
- flexure
- fore
- forepart
- genuflect
- genuflection
- head
- inclination
- incline
- knuckle
- knuckle under
- kowtow
- obeisance
- prow
- round
- salaam
- stem
- stoop
- succumb
- surrender
- turn
- turning
- yield
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for bow
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