Definition of bow

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Bow (v. t.) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline..

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Gaffle :: Gaffle (n.) A lever to bend crossbows.
Duck :: Duck (v. i.) To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow..
Bowler :: Bowler (n.) One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game..
Lady''s Bower :: Lady's bower () A climbing plant with fragrant blossoms (Clematis vitalba).
Bowgrace :: Bowgrace (n.) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from injury by floating ice..
Underhand :: Underhand (adv.) In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.
Brimmer :: Brimmer (n.) A brimful bowl; a bumper.
Archery :: Archery (n.) The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows..
Stool :: Stool (n.) A seat used in evacuating the bowels; hence, an evacuation; a discharge from the bowels..
Stabling :: Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer..
Dagger :: Dagger (n.) A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace..
Armchair :: Armchair (n.) A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled..
Bowwow :: Bowwow (a.) Onomatopoetic; as, the bowwow theory of language; a bowwow word..
Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc..
Evacuate :: Evacuate (v. t.) To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Recognize :: Recognize (v. t.) To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like..
Twang :: Twang (n.) A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring..
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