usage: bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"
2. submit, bow, defer, accede, give in, yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
usage: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
3. bow, change posture
usage: bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"
4. crouch, stoop, bend, bow, bend, flex
usage: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
5. bow, play
usage: play on a string instrument with a bow
Adjective
1. bowed (vs. plucked), arco
usage: of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow