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A firm branch of a tree.
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When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.
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The gallows.
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A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
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A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
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A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
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A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
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A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
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Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
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The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
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Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
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Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
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A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
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(saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
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The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
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To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
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The musician bowed his violin expertly.
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To become bent or curved.
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The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.
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To make something bend or curve.
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To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
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To premiere.
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Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week.
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A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
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He made a polite bow as he entered the room.
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To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
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That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason.
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To debut.
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To defer (to something).
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I bow to your better judgement in the matter.
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To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
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The front of a boat or ship.
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The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.