Question

3. What does the word "bow" mean?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(Entry 1 of 6) intransitive verb. 1 : to cease from competition or resistance : submit, yield refusing to bow to the inevitable— John O'Hara also : to suffer defeat bowed to the champion. 2 : to bend the head, body, or knee in reverence, submission, or shame Bow before the king.

Answer 2

Answer:

noun

noun: bow; plural noun: bows

1.

a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons.

"a girl with long hair tied back in a bow"

Similar:

loop

knot

lace

ribbon

a decorative ribbon tied in a bow.

Similar:

loop

knot

lace

ribbon

2.

a weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string.

Similar:

longbow

crossbow

recurve

3.

a long, partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing the violin and other stringed instruments.

a single passage of a bow over the strings of an instrument.

4.

a curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g. b, p ).

5.

a metal ring forming the handle of a key or pair of scissors.

NORTH AMERICAN

a side piece or lens frame of a pair of glasses.

verb

verb: bow; 3rd person present: bows; past tense: bowed; past participle: bowed; gerund or present participle: bowing

play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow.

"the techniques by which the pieces were bowed"