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bow noun

  /boʊ/ , /bəʊ/
  • (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.
  • A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
  • (musical instrument) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
  • Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
 Bogen
Schleife

bow noun

  /baʊ/
  • (nautical) The front of a boat or ship.
 Bug

bow verb

  /boʊ/ , /bəʊ/
  • (transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
 beugen, biegen, verbiegen
  • To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
 streichen

bow verb

  /baʊ/
verbeugen, eine Verbeugung machen, verneigen

bow noun

  /baʊ/
  • A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
 Verbeugung
bow and arrow
Pfeil und Bogen
musical bow
Bogen
take a bow
akzeptieren
bow-legged
krummbeinig, o-beinig
bow wave
Bugwelle
up bow
Aufstrich
bow saw
Bügelsäge
bow and scrape
Kratzfuß
bow maker
Bogenmacher, Bogenmacherin
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