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How to pronounce bow in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bowknot
Type of knot
Type Words
Synonyms bowing, obeisance
Type of motion, gesture, reverence
Has types salaam, scrape, scraping, genuflexion, genuflection, kowtow, kotow
Type Words
Synonyms curtain call
Type of thanks
Type Words
Synonyms arc
Type of curve, curved shape
Has types rainbow
Type Words
Synonyms accede, defer, give in, submit
Type of buckle under, knuckle under, yield, give in, succumb


The government bowed to the military pressure.
Type Words
Synonyms bend, crouch, stoop
Type of bend, flex
Has types squinch, huddle, cower


She bowed before the Queen.
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Synonyms fore, prow, stem
Type of front


he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line.
Type Words
Synonyms bow down
Type of gesture, motion, gesticulate
Has types congee, conge


He bowed before the King.
She bowed her head in shame.
Type Words
Type of ornament, decoration, ornamentation
Type Words
Type of stick
Has types violin bow, fiddlestick
Type Words
Type of stroke
Has types up-bow, down-bow
Type Words
Type of weapon, weapon system, arm
Has types handbow, cupid's bow, longbow, crossbow
Type Words
Type of change posture
Has types curtsy, kowtow, genuflect, scrape, take a bow, curtsey


He bowed before the King.
Type Words
Type of play

Examples of bow

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Capping the Blackcats'cross country season was a Hall of Fame bow by Jim Kasten.
From the stltoday.com
Today Toshiba formally said it will bow out of the next-generation DVD business.
From the foxbusiness.com
You would bow your despicable head before any ruthless and insipid megalomaniac.
From the forbes.com
The applause started up, and then he decided to detour into another ox-bow lake.
From the economist.com
The upright twigs create a nice contrast to the tulips, which tend to bow a bit.
From the kentucky.com
She is dressed androgynously and wears what appears to be a man's loose bow tie.
From the independent.co.uk
We should all bow to those citizens who opened up the archives on the Holodomor?
From the economist.com
When you become famous for wearing a bow-tie, they'll also remember who you are.
From the sfgate.com
It featured a bow at the waist with a Swarovski crystal and pearl embellishment.
From the canberratimes.com.au
More examples
  • A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
  • Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"
  • A slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
  • Submit: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
  • Front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
  • Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"
  • 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.
  • A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland (lakes) or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. ...
  • In music, a bow is moved across some part of a musical instrument, causing vibration which the instrument emits as sound. The vast majority of bows are used with string instruments, although some bows are used with musical saws and other bowed idiophones.