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bow

[bau] / baʊ /


NOUN
body movement showing obedience or politeness
Synonyms
NOUN
front of boat
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STRONGEST






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At the time, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said she would bow to the Inspector General's findings.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“We will never bow our head or bend at the knee.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

As it moves through space, it encounters gas between the stars, producing a type of shock wave known as a bow shock.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

After his post-match news conference, Iraola spent time talking about San Sebastian with some of the local journalists, who travelled there with Bournemouth earlier in the week for their Europa League bow.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Nighthand rowed, clutching oars which looked like cutlery in his huge hands, Gelifen perched in the bow.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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