Definitions for Bowboʊ Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence,
submission, or salutation. to yield; submit: to bow to the
inevitable. to bend or curve downward; stoop: The pines bowed
low. (v.t.)to bend or incline (the knee, body, or head) in
worship, submission, respect, civility, etc. to cause to submit;
subdue; crush. to cause to stoop or incline. to express by a
bow: to bow one's thanks. to usher (someone) with a bow: They
were bowed in by the footman. to cause to bend; make curved or
crooked. bow out, to withdraw by choice, as from a task; retire.
Category: Verb Phrase (n.)an inclination of the head or body in
salutation, assent, thanks, reverence, submission, etc. Idioms
for bow: bow and scrape,to be excessively polite or deferential.
Origin of bow: bef. 900; ME bowen (v.), OE būgan; c. D buigen a
flexible strip of wood or other material, bent by a string
stretched between its ends, for shooting arrows. a bend or
curve. a readily loosened