vverb.communicationbend one's knee or body, or lower one's headSynset:bow bow down
Examples:- He bowed before the King
- She bowed her head in shame
Derivationally Related Form:bow
Hypernyms:gesticulate gesture motion
Inherited Hypernyms:bowgesticulatecommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:congecongee
Full Troponyms:congee
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s to somebody | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.communicationyield to another's wish or opinionSynset:accede bow defer give in submit
Examples:- The government bowed to the military pressure
Derivationally Related Form:submissivesubmitterdeferencesubmissiondeferent
Hypernyms:buckle under give in knuckle under succumb yield
Inherited Hypernyms:submityieldacceptreactact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s to somebody
vverb.motionbend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greetingDerivationally Related Form:bow
Hypernyms:change posture
Inherited Hypernyms:bowchange posturechange
Direct Hyponyms:curtseycurtsygenuflectkowtowscrapetake a bow
Full Troponyms:curtsygenuflectscrapetake a bow
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.motionbend one's back forward from the waist on downSynset:bend bow crouch stoop
Examples:- he crouched down
- She bowed before the Queen
- The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
Derivationally Related Form:bowstoopcrouchstooper
Hypernyms:bend flex
Inherited Hypernyms:crouchbendchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:cowerhuddlesquinch
Entailment:change posture
Full Troponyms:huddlesquinch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.creationplay on a stringed instrument with a bowTopic:music
Derivationally Related Form:bow
Hypernyms:play
Inherited Hypernyms:bowplayperformre-createmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
adjadj.allof a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bowTopic:music
Antonyms:plucked
Inherited Hypernyms:bowed
Similar to:arco
adj satadj.allforming or resembling an archTopic:architecture
Synset:arced arched arching arciform arcuate
Antonyms:straight
Derivationally Related Form:arc
Inherited Hypernyms:arced
Similar to:curved curving
adj satadj.allhave legs that curve outward at the kneesSynset:bandy bandy-legged bowleg bowlegged
Antonyms:fit
Inherited Hypernyms:bandy
Similar to:unfit
adj satadj.allshowing an excessively deferential mannerSynset:bowing
Antonyms:domineering
Inherited Hypernyms:bowed
Similar to:submissive