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bow1 British & World English

a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons

bow2 British & World English

bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame

bow (also bows)3 British & World English

the front end of a ship

Bow, Clara British & World English

(1905–65), American actress. One of the most popular stars and sex symbols of the 1920s, she was known as the ‘It Girl’

bow in bough British & World English

a main branch of a tree

bow in bow2 British & World English

bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame

up-bow British & World English

(on a stringed instrument) a stroke begun with the tip of the bow and proceeding toward the base

bow out in bow2 British & World English

withdraw or retire from an activity or role

bow saw British & World English

a saw with a narrow blade stretched like a bowstring on a light frame

bow tie British & World English

a necktie in the form of a bow or a knot with two loops

bow-wow British & World English

an imitation of a dog’s bark

bow echo British & World English

a bow-shaped radar signature associated with fast-moving storm systems accompanied by damaging winds

bow legs British & World English

legs that curve outwards at the knee; bandy legs

bow wave British & World English

a wave or system of waves set up at the bows of a moving ship

down-bow British & World English

(on a stringed instrument) a stroke in which the bow, from handle to tip, is slid across the strings in a motion of the hand moving away from the strings

bow-fronted British & World English

(of furniture) having a convexly curved front

bow window British & World English

a curved bay window

Cupid's bow British & World English

a shape like that of the double-curved bow often shown carried by Cupid, especially at the top edge of a person’s upper lip

saddle-bow British & World English

the pommel of a saddle, or a similar curved part behind the rider

take a bow in bow2 British & World English

acknowledge applause after a performance by bowing

on the bow in bow (also bows)3 British & World English

within 45° of the point directly ahead

pussycat bow British & World English

a large, soft, floppy bow at the neck of a woman’s blouse

make one's bow in bow2 British & World English

make one’s first formal appearance in a particular role

bow and scrape in bow2 British & World English

behave in an obsequious way to someone in authority

Bow Street Runner British & World English

the popular name for a London policeman during the first half of the 19th century

Medicine Bow Mountains British & World English

a range in the Rocky Mountains that extends the Front Range in Colorado into southern Wyoming

bowknot British & World English

a double-looped ornamental knot in a ribbon, tie, or other fastening

bowshot British & World English

the distance to which a bow can send an arrow

have or add another string to one's bow in bow1 British & World English

have a further resource that one can make use of

have many strings to one's bow in bow1 British & World English

have a wide range of resources that one can make use of

bowstring British & World English

the string of an archer’s bow, traditionally made of three strands of hemp

bowhunting British & World English

the practice of hunting animals with a bow rather than a gun

Bow Street in Bow Street Runner British & World English

the popular name for a London policeman during the first half of the 19th century

a second string to one's bow in second string British & World English

an alternative resource or course of action in case another one fails

bow2 English-French

salut m

bow2 English-German

bow [to sb.]

bow1 English-Italian

arco m

bow2 English-Italian

inchino m

bow3 English-Italian

prua f

bow1 English-Spanish

reverencia


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