Const. dative or till, to, unto: To bow or make obeisance to, reverence. †Also transitive.

transitive. To bow down to; to pay reverence or homage to.

transitive. To bow down to, esp. as a sign of deference or worship. More generally: to pay homage or show deference to.

transitive. To make an obeisance to, to bow to (a person). Cf. obey, v. 6.

transitive. To make a curtsy to.

transitive. To cringe to (a person). Also: to usher (a person) cringingly. Obsolete.

intransitive and transitive with it. To make a gesture of submission or deferential respect; to bow, curtsy. Also with unto. Cf. leg, n. 4. Obsolete.

transitive. To make a salaam to; to salute with a salaam; to offer salutations to.

transitive. To make (a bow) by bending one's body. Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To move up or down with a bob or slight jerk; spec. curtsy. Also, with cognate object, to bob a curtsy.