bow

US /bo/

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UK /baʊ/

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To (cause to) curve or bend

If you bow the wood too far it will break

n.NounWooden weapon made to shoot arrows

The archer prepared to shoot her bow at the target

v.i.Intransitive VerbTo bend forward at waist in order to show respect

We should bow whenever we walk into a temple to show respect

n.NounFront part of a boat

You can sit by the bow while I steer the boat

n.NounKnot with two loops used to tie shoelaces, etc.

Let me teach you how to tie a bow with your shoelaces

n.NounWood tool with horse hair used to play a violin

I think this bow best suits the violin

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03:07

but it's probably gonna be the bow of a pirate ship, floating in a pool
but it's probably gonna be the bow of a pirate ship, floating in a pool

12:22

like trying to fire a bow and arrow with your eyes closed.
like trying to fire a bow and arrow with your eyes closed.

07:29

To fit even more cabins and amenities, superstructures became wider, which shortened the bow.
To fit even more cabins and amenities, superstructures became wider, which shortened the bow.
The bow didn't need to be long and pointed to cut through intense waves like on transatlantic liners.
The bow didn't need to be long and pointed to cut through intense waves like on transatlantic liners.

01:39

FRANCIS JOSEPH SANTORI: How to hold the bow. Well, this is very important. This is your
FRANCIS JOSEPH SANTORI: How to hold the bow. Well, this is very important. This is your
frog, this is the bow. I take my thumb and place it in the frog here, then let my hand
frog, this is the bow. I take my thumb and place it in the frog here, then let my hand

35:45

Let me straighten your bow tie. Do you like it when I touch you like this?
Let me straighten your bow tie. Do you like it when I touch you like this?
bow down,
bow down,

11:09

Maybe I should let you use that bow more often?
Maybe I should let you use that bow more often?

38:50

retire, both hands to your partner, bow and curtsey, corkscrew, thread-the-needle, and
retire, both hands to your partner, bow and curtsey, corkscrew, thread-the-needle, and

02:29

His arms will hold the bow, whose arrows they say
His arms will hold the bow, whose arrows they say
They would rather bow down to their own God
They would rather bow down to their own God

02:33

They will bow to Van Gogh when instructed to and stamp on Van Gogh when no one tells them not to.
They will bow to Van Gogh when instructed to and stamp on Van Gogh when no one tells them not to.

13:37

- Kevin: From Idaho? - I'm not gonna bow to Idaho.
- Kevin: From Idaho? - I'm not gonna bow to Idaho.
- you have to bow first. - Conan: Yeah.
- you have to bow first. - Conan: Yeah.