Japanese Meaning of bow

Other Japanese words related to 弓

Definitions and Meaning of bow in English

Wordnet

bow (n)

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

front part of a vessel or aircraft

a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

something curved in shape

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

an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

a decorative interlacing of ribbons

a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

Wordnet

bow (v)

bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

yield to another's wish or opinion

bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

bend one's back forward from the waist on down

play on a stringed instrument with a bow

Webster

bow (v. t.)

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.

To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue.

To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.

Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.

A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled.

An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.

The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.

An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument.

An arcograph.

Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.

A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.

Webster

bow (v. i.)

To bend; to curve.

To stop.

To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down.

To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.

To play (music) with a bow.

To manage the bow.

Webster

bow (n.)

An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.

The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.

One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.

Webster

bow (sing. or pl.)

Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.

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