present participle and gerund of bow (all senses)

The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting. / A bending. / A technique for using the bow on a string instrument such as a violin.

A surname. / A suburb in eastern London, England. / A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7201).

To subserviently adhere to (a tradition, etc.).

(nautical) Within 45° of the point right ahead.

plural of bow

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bow

plural of bowing

A surname. / A village and civil parish in County Durham, England, historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref NY9913). / A town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

Obsolete spelling of bow