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Meanings of bow in English

Russian
лук
Portuguese
arco
Spanish
arco
Catalan
arc
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Ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device and long-shafted projectiles.

        Related terms
        лук
        Portuguese
        proa
        Catalan
        proa

        Front part of a vessel or aircraft.

              proa
              Catalan
              inclinació
              Spanish
              inclinación

              Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting.

                    inclinació
                    Portuguese
                    aceder
                    Spanish
                    acceder

                    Yield to another's wish or opinion.

                          aceder
                          Usage of bow in English
                          1
                          I bow in return; we take our seats; and the lesson begins.
                          Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Second Series
                          2
                          It was impossible to bow; whispered thanks went in the wrong direction.
                          Cry to heaven
                          3
                          Three of them were paddling; the fourth sat motionless in the bow.
                          Flower of the North: A Modern Romance
                          4
                          In another minute he was standing in the bow, lance in hand.
                          The Von Toodleburgs; Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Fam...
                          5
                          I shall humbly bow before her as spokesman and beg our case.
                          Return of the Crimson Guard
                          6
                          The half-breed in the bow ceased paddling, and looked back in alarm.
                          The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood
                          7
                          It broke in half: the pieces fell on each side the bow.
                          The Cloister and the Hearth
                          8
                          From one of the figures in the bow came a guttural exclamation:
                          The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front / Or, The Hunt for the ...
                          9
                          Theron assented to the philosophy and the compliment by a grave bow.
                          The Damnation of Theron Ware
                          10
                          Billy took the bow and pulled; I took the stern and pushed.
                          The Forest
                          11
                          The host made a half bow and said, Turn to your right.
                          Micah & Strange Candy
                          12
                          In the midst of the room, they bow altogether to the diadem.
                          The Tatler, Volume 1
                          13
                          These he stored in the bow and the stern of his boat.
                          An American Robinson Crusoe
                          14
                          Anyone can bend at the waist, but a good bow takes skill.
                          The Wise Man’s Fear
                          15
                          But in another instant I felt the bow of the steamer rising.
                          Up the River; or, Yachting on the Mississippi
                          16
                          Two of the aliens paddled while a third crouched in the bow.
                          Star Born
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                          Translations for bow
                          Russian
                          лук
                          Bow through the time
                          Bow across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Canada
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
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