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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Bowstring :: Bowstring (v. t.) To strangle with a bowstring.
Bowler :: Bowler (n.) One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
Arc :: Arc (n.) A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant..
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow..
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..
Wind :: Wind (n.) Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind..
Navigator :: Navigator (n.) One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator..
Costive :: Costive (a.) Retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a motion of the bowels; constipated.
Anconeal :: Anconeal (a.) Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow.
Steeve :: Steeve (n.) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving..
Jog :: "Jog (v. t.) To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn..
Ginglymus :: Ginglymus (n.) A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string..
Arm :: Arm (n.) A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc..
Bow :: Bow (v. i.) To bend; to curve.
Bow Hand :: Bow hand () The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand..
Bow-pencil :: Bow-pencil (n.) Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
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