[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bow \bow\ bou, v. t. imp.  p. p. bowed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   bowing. oe. bowen, bogen, bugen, as. b=ugan generally
   v. i.; akin to d. buigen, ohg. biogan, g. biegen, beugen,
   icel. boginn bent, beygja to bend, sw. b"oja, dan. b"oie,
   bugne, coth. biugan; also to l. fugere to flee, gr. ?, and
   skr. bhuj to bend. root88. cf. fugitive.
   1913 webster
   1. to cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to
      inflect; to make crooked or curved.
      1913 webster

            we bow things the contrary way, to make them come to
            their natural straightness.           --milton.
      1913 webster

            the whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind
            of tyranny.                           --prescott.
      1913 webster

   2. to exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to
      bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
      1913 webster

            adversities do more bow men's minds to religion.
                                                  --bacon.
      1913 webster

            not to bow and bias their opinions.   --fuller.
      1913 webster

   3. to bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of
      respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.
      1913 webster

            they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the
            ground before him.                    --2 kings ii.
                                                  15.
      1913 webster

   4. to cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;? to
      crush; to subdue.
      1913 webster

            whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. to express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
      1913 webster
see also:
bowed bowing fugitive 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bow \bow\ bou, v. i.
   1. to bend; to curve. obs.
      1913 webster

   2. to stop. archaic
      1913 webster

            they stoop, they bow down together.   --is. xlvi. 2?
      1913 webster

   3. to bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or
      submission; -- often with down.
      1913 webster

            o come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel
            before the lord our maker.            --ps. xcv. 6.
      1913 webster

   4. to incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or
      assent; to make bow.
      1913 webster

            admired, adored by all circling crowd,
            for wheresoe'er she turned her face, they bowed.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bow \bow\ bou, n.
   an inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in
   token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an
   obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bow \bow\ b=o, n. oe. bowe, boge, as. boga, fr. as.
   b=ugan to bend; akin to d. boog, g. bogen, icel. bogi. see
   bow, v. t.
   1913 webster
   1. anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
      1913 webster

            i do set my bow in the cloud.         --gen. ix. 13.
      1913 webster

   2. 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.
      1913 webster

   3. an ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by
      doubling a ribbon or string.
      1913 webster

   4. the u-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and
      fastens it to the yoke.
      1913 webster

   5. mus. an appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a
      number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it,
      used in playing on a stringed instrument.
      1913 webster

   6. an arcograph.
      1913 webster

   7. mech.  manuf. 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 the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
      1913 webster

   8. naut. a rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking
      the sun's altitude at sea.
      1913 webster

   9. saddlery sing. or pl. two pieces of wood which form the
      arched forward part of a saddletree.
      1913 webster

   bow bearer o. eng. law, an under officer of the forest
      who looked after trespassers.

   bow drill, a drill worked by a bow and string.

   bow instrument mus., any stringed instrument from which
      the tones are produced by the bow.

   bow window arch. see bay window.

   to draw a long bow, to lie; to exaggerate. colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
bow bow bearer bow drill bow instrument bow window bay window 
to draw a long bow 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bow \bow\ b=o, v. i. imp.  p. p. bowed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   bowing.
   to play music with a bow. -- v. i. to manage the bow.
   1913 webster
see also:
bowed bowing 

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bow \bow\ b=o, n. icel. b=ogr shoulder, bow of a ship.
   see bough.
   1913 webster
   1. naut. the bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the
      stream or prow.
      1913 webster

   2. naut. one who rows in the forward part of a boat; the
      bow oar.
      1913 webster

   bow chaser naut., a gun in the bow for firing while
      chasing another vessel. --totten.
      1913 webster

   bow piece, a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a
      ship.

   on the bow naut., on that part of the horizon within
      45deg on either side of the line ahead. --totten.
      1913 webster
see also:
bough bow chaser bow piece on the bow 

[7] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bow
     n 1: a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
          syn: bowknot
     2: a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut
        horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed
        instrument
     3: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of
        the boat toward the finish line" syn: fore, prow, stem
     4: curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel
        arrows
     5: something curved in shape syn: arc
     6: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or
        submission or shame syn: bowing, obeisance
     7: an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the
        concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of
        the audience syn: curtain call
     8: a decorative interlacing of ribbons
     9: a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair
        strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
     v 1: bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "he bowed
          before the king"; "she bowed her head in shame" syn: bow
          down
     2: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "the
        government bowed to the military pressure" syn: submit,
         defer, accede, give in
     3: bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of
        respect or greeting; "he bowed before the king"
     4: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched
        down"; "she bowed before the queen"; "the young man
        stooped to pick up the girl's purse" syn: crouch, stoop,
         bend
     5: play on a string instrument
see also:
bowknot fore prow stem arc bowing 
obeisance curtain call bow down submit defer 
accede give in crouch stoop bend 

[8] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

270 moby thesaurus words for "bow":
   a string, amati, cremona, d string, e string, g string, s-curve,
   strad, stradivari, stradivarius, accost, address, angle, arc, arch,
   bass, bass viol, beak, bend, bend back, bend the knee,
   bend the neck, bend to, bending, bending the knee, bilge,
   bite the dust, blain, bleb, blister, blob, bob, bob a curtsy,
   bob down, bootlick, boss, bow, bow and scrape, bow down,
   bow the head, bow to, bowing, bowing and scraping, bowsprit,
   bridge, bubble, bulb, bulge, bull fiddle, bulla, bump, bunch, burl,
   button, cahot, capitulate, carriage bow, catacaustic, catenary,
   caustic, cave in, cello, chine, circle, clump, conchoid, condyle,
   conflexure, contrabass, convex, cower, crawl, creep, cringe,
   cringe to, crook, crossbow, crouch, crouch before, crowd, curl,
   curtsy, curvation, curvature, curve, decurve, defer, deflect,
   deflection, diacaustic, dipping the colors, do homage,
   do obeisance, dome, double bass, dowel, duck, ear, ellipse, embow,
   embrace, fall, fall down before, fawn, festoon, fiddle, fiddlebow,
   fiddlestick, figurehead, fingerboard, flange, flap, flatter,
   flection, flex, flexure, forecastle, foredeck, forepeak, gall,
   geanticline, genuflect, genuflection, geosyncline, gnarl, go down,
   go under, greeting, grovel, hail, hairpin turn, hand-clasp, handle,
   handshake, have enough, hello, hill, homage, hook, how-do-you-do,
   hug, hump, hunch, hyperbola, inclination, incurvate, incurve,
   inflect, inflection, jib boom, jog, joggle, kiss, kit, kit fiddle,
   kit violin, kneel, kneel to, kneeling, knob, knot, knuckle,
   knuckle to, knuckle under, knur, knurl, kowtow, lick the dust,
   lickspittle, lip, lituus, longbow, loop, lose, lose out,
   lose the day, lump, make a leg, make a reverence, make obeisance,
   making a leg, meander, mole, mountain, nevus, nod, nose, nub,
   nubbin, nubble, obeisance, obsequiousness, oxbow, papilloma,
   parabola, peg, play violin, presenting arms, prore, prostration,
   prow, recurve, reflect, reflection, reflex, retroflex, reverence,
   rib, ridge, ring, rostrum, round, sag, salaam, salutation, salute,
   saw, say uncle, scrape, scroll, servility, shoulder, sinus, smile,
   smile of recognition, soundboard, spine, squat,
   standing at attention, stem, stoop, string, stud, style,
   submission, submissiveness, submit, succumb, supination, swag,
   sweep, tab, take the count, tenor violin, toadeat, toady, tracery,
   truckle, truckle to, tubercle, tubercule, tumble, tuning peg, turn,
   turning, vault, verruca, vesicle, viola, violin, violinette,
   violoncello, violoncello piccolo, violone, violotta, wale, wart,
   wave, welt, wind

[9] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

bow
   the bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase
   gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22. the tribe of benjamin were famous for
   the use of the bow 1 chr. 8:40; 12:2; 2 chr. 14:8; 17:17; so
   also were the elamites isa. 22:6 and the lydians jer. 46:9.
   the hebrew word commonly used for bow means properly to tread 1
   chr. 5:18; 8:40, and hence it is concluded that the foot was
   employed in bending the bow. bows of steel correctly "copper"
   are mentioned 2 sam. 22:35; ps. 18:34.
   
     the arrows were carried in a quiver gen. 27:3; isa. 22:6;
   49:2; ps. 127:5. they were apparently sometimes shot with some
   burning material attached to them ps. 120:4.
   
     the bow is a symbol of victory ps. 7:12. it denotes also
   falsehood, deceit ps. 64:3, 4; hos. 7:16; jer. 9:3.
   
     "the use of the bow" in 2 sam. 1:18 a.v. ought to be "the
   song of the bow," as in the revised version.
   

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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  zip codes: 42714
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  zip codes: 03304
bow, wa
  zip codes: 98232

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