Bow

Quick meaning: Bow is a noun meaning (archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

Meaning

(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

More Meanings

1. A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
2. Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
3. The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
4. Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
5. (music) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
6. A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
7. A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.

Example Sentences

Holonym: bow and arrow

I do set my bow in the cloud.

The musician bowed his violin expertly.

The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.

Word Forms

• bows
• bowing
• bowed

Synonyms for bow

Depending on context, synonyms include arc, bend, curve, fiddlestick, stem, forestem.

Antonyms for bow

Common opposites include stern, aft, poop.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bowknot, stoop, prow, bend, crouch, obeisance.

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