Bow
/bəʊ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Bow
noun
- 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).
- A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
- A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
- 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.
verb
- To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
"The musician bowed his violin expertly."
- To become bent or curved.
"The shelf bowed under the weight of the books."
- To make something bend or curve.
- To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
- To premiere.
"Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week."
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