BOWS
/baʊz/
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Definition
/baʊz/
noun
- A firm branch of a tree.“When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.”
- The gallows.
noun
- A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
- A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
- A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
verb
- To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.“The musician bowed his violin expertly.”
- To become bent or curved.“The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.”
- To make something bend or curve.
noun
- A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence“He made a polite bow as he entered the room.”
verb
- To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.“That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason.”
- To debut.
- To defer (to something).“I bow to your better judgement in the matter.”
noun
- The front of a boat or ship.
- The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: BOWS-E
