Bow
41bow — {{11}}bow (n.1) weapon for shooting arrows, O.E. boga archery bow, arch, rainbow, from P.Gmc. *bugon (Cf. O.N. bogi, O.Fris. boga, Du. boog, Ger. Bogen bow; see BOW (Cf. bow) (v.)). The sense of a looped knot is from 1540s. The musician s bow… …
42bow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. obeisance, curtsy, kowtow, salaam; front, prow. v. i. nod, incline, bend; yield, concede; [make one s] debut. See courtesy, respect, submission, beginning. II n. curve, arc, crescent; bow knot;… …
43bow — bow1 [bəʊ] noun 1》 a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends. 2》 a weapon for shooting arrows, made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string. 3》 a partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for… …
44bow — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English būgan; akin to Old High German biogan to bend, Sanskrit bhujati he bends Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to cease from competition or resistance ; submit, yield < refusing to bow… …
45Bow — /boh/, n. Clara, 1905 65, U.S. film actress: known as the It Girl. * * * (as used in expressions) bow and arrow Bow porcelain Bow River Bow Clara Medicine Bow Mountains * * * ▪ stringed instrument accessory Italian …
46Bow — The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow (1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2; 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17); so also were the Elamites (Isa. 22:6) and the Lydians… …
47bow to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bow to : present tense I/you/we/they bow to he/she/it bows to present participle bowing to past tense bowed to past participle bowed to bow to something/someone to agree to do what someone wants you to do,… …
48bow — Synonyms and related words: A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, S curve, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, accost, address, angle, arc, arch, bass, bass viol, beak, bend, bend back, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to,… …
49bow — I 1. verb 1) the officers bowed Syn: incline the body, incline the head, nod, salaam, kowtow, curtsy, bob, genuflect 2) the government bowed to foreign pressure Syn: yield to, submit to …
50bow — There are three distinct words bow in English, although two of them, ‘arrow shooter’ [OE] and ‘bend the body’ [OE], are ultimately related. Bow for arrows comes from Old English boga, which also meant more generally ‘arch’; its source was… …
