bow

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

I

n. obeisance, curtsy, kowtow, salaam; front, prow. —v. i. nod, incline, bend; yield, concede; [make one's] debut. See courtesy, respect, submission, beginning.

II

n. curve, arc, crescent; bow-knot; crossbow. See curvature, arms.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. longbow, self-bow, union bow, crossbow, single-piece bow, back bow, stone-bow, arbalest, arbalist; see also weapon 1 .

n.

1. [Front of a boat]

Syn. forepart, bowsprit, prow, head, stem, fore, nose; see also front 1 .

2. [A bend from the waist]

Syn. nod, bend, salaam, curtsey, obeisance, kowtow, genuflection, bowing and scraping, bob, dip.

• take a bow,

Syn. accept praise, be congratulated, feel honored, acknowledge applause, bow.

v.

1. [To bend]

Syn. curtsey, do obeisance, stoop, dip, nod, drop, hunch over, incline, bob, duck, cower, kowtow, salaam, kneel, genuflect, prostrate oneself, bow and scrape.

Ant. rise*, tower, become erect.

2. [To submit]

Syn. bend, surrender, acquiesce, capitulate; see yield 1 , 3 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. bend curtsy, genuflection, nod. 2.prow

II

v.

1. bend stoop, curtsy, genuflect, nod, salaam, kneel.

2. submit yield, give in, *cave in, *knuckle under, concede, defer, *kowtow, acquiesce, surrender, lay down.

ANT.: 2. fight, dominate, resist

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun An inclination of the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, submission, or worship: curtsy, genuflection, kowtow, nod, obeisance. See COURTESY. II verb To swerve from a straight line: angle, arc, arch, bend, crook, curve, round, turn. See STRAIGHT.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To incline the body: arch, bend, hump, hunch, scrunch, stoop. See POSTURE. 2. To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength: buckle, capitulate, submit, succumb, surrender, yield. Informal: fold. See RESIST. 3. To conform to the will or judgment of another, especially out of respect or courtesy: defer2, submit, yield. Idioms: give ground, give way. See PRECEDE, RESIST.

VI

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Something bent: bend, crook, curvature, curve, round, turn. See STRAIGHT.