Bow
bow / ˈbau̇
verb (1) to bend at the waist or head as a sign of respect They bow to you when borrowing, you bow to them when collecting. Russian Proverb to bend at the waist in acknowledgment of applause Every now and then one stands up and orates at length to the unfortunate crowd, after which he bows to their scattered applause. from ‘When the Sea is Rising Red’ by Cat Hellisen, 1977- to acknowledge or suffer defeat The more the panic grows, the more uplifting the image of a man who refuses to bow to the terror. Ernst Junger, 1895-1998 to exert force on something so as to cause to bend The thunder burst in loud claps; the wind bowed the trees far down toward the earth, already wet with the rain. from ‘Dallas-A Sketch’ by Olive McHenry, ?- to usher in or out through a tilt of the head or waist You always have to know when to bow out. You bow out while you are on top. L.A. Reid, 1956- to curve due to external pressure […] when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by. from ‘Who Has Seen the Wind?’ by Christina Rossetti, 1830-1894 noun (1) a bending of the body to show respect or acknowledgment In a stage play, you kill the leads and they come out for a bow – in a movie, they don’t come out for a bow, they’re dead. Frank Oz, 1944- noun (2) the frontmost part of a ship If the bow is sinking, the stern follows. Filipino Proverb bow/ˈbō noun (3) a weapon which has a curved springy part with a cord which propels an arrow You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched. Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993 a knot made by doubling string into multiple loops Nobody’s life is wrapped up neatly in a bow. Zoe Lister-Jones, 1982- in music, a wooden or fiberglass rod strung with horsehair or some other stringy material, used to play a violin or other string instrument Remember always that the composer’s pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist; in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty. John Philip Sousa, 1854-1932 verb (2) to curve Foundation walls bow for a variety of reasons, including water pressure, root penetration and poor construction. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/causes-wall-bow-93599.html to play a string instrument with the tool designed for such use If a feller can’t bow, he’ll never make a fiddler. Tommy Jarrell, 1901-1985 beau beau / bō noun a male admirer; boyfriend Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau. Gene Tierney, 1920-1991 bough bough / bau̇ noun the limb of a tree; branch Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough[…] A.E. Housman, 1859-1936