Idioms for bow

Origin of bow

1
before 900; Middle English bowen (v.), Old English būgan; cognate with Dutch buigen; akin to German biegen, Gothic biugan, Old Norse buga, etc.

SYNONYMS FOR bow

synonym study for bow

1. See bend1.

OTHER WORDS FROM bow

bowed·ness, noun bow·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bow

bough bow

British Dictionary definitions for take a bow (1 of 4)

bow 1
/ (baʊ) /

verb

noun

a lowering or inclination of the head or body as a mark of respect, greeting, or assent
take a bow to acknowledge or receive applause or praise
See also bow out

Word Origin for bow

Old English būgan, related to Old Norse bjūgr bent, Old High German biogan to bend, Dutch buigen

British Dictionary definitions for take a bow (2 of 4)

bow 2
/ (bəʊ) /

noun

verb

to form or cause to form a curve or curves
to make strokes of a bow across (violin strings)

Word Origin for bow

Old English boga arch, bow; related to Old Norse bogi a bow, Old High German bogo, Old Irish bocc, and bow 1

British Dictionary definitions for take a bow (3 of 4)

bow 3
/ (baʊ) /

noun

mainly nautical
  1. (often plural) the forward end or part of a vessel
  2. (as modifier)the bow mooring line
rowing short for bowman 2
on the port bow nautical within 45 degrees to the port of straight ahead
on the starboard bow nautical within 45 degrees to the starboard of straight ahead
a shot across someone's bows informal a warning

Word Origin for bow

C15: probably from Low German boog; related to Dutch boeg, Danish bov ship's bow, shoulder; see bough

British Dictionary definitions for take a bow (4 of 4)

Bow
/ (bəʊ) /

noun

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Idioms and Phrases with take a bow (1 of 2)

take a bow

Acknowledge praise or applause, as in The conductor asked the composer to take a bow. This idiom uses bow in the sense of “inclining the body or head as a token of salutation.” [c. 1800]

Idioms and Phrases with take a bow (2 of 2)

bow