BOW (v.) / BOW (n.)BOW (v.) /bau/
to incline the head or upper body forward as in respect, submission, courtesy, or acknowledgment
BOW (n.) /bou/
a) forward end of a boat or ship
b) implement used to shoot arrows
c) knot
d) device for playing musical instruments of the violin family
- After playing with a broken bow the violinist was relieved to take a bow at the end of her performance.