Overview of verb bow

The verb bow has 5 senses

• bow, bow down -- (bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame")


• submit, bow, defer, accede, give in -- (yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure")


• bow -- (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King")


• crouch, stoop, bend, bow -- (bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse")


• bow -- (play on a string instrument with a bow)

Overview of adj bowed

The adj bowed has 4 senses

• bowed -- (of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow)


• arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed -- (forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling")


• bandy, bandy-legged, bowed, bowleg, bowlegged -- (have legs that curve outward at the knees)


• bowed, bowing -- (showing an excessively deferential manner)