English Dictionary

bow

/bəʊ/

verb

To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow. / (intransitive) To become bent or curved. / (transitive) To make something bend or curve.

She taught me how to bow properly.

意味（1）

To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.

The musician bowed his violin expertly.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To become bent or curved.

The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.

意味（3）

(transitive) To make something bend or curve.

[…] as when we bow things the contrary way, to make them come to their naturall ſtraitneſſe.

意味（4）

(transitive, figuratively) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion.