Collocations for "bowed"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bowed" in context.
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bow
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [deep, polite, shallow, sarcastic] bow
- gave him a bow
- [gave, made] a bow to the [crowd, audience]
- gave a bow as he [left, entered]
- took a bow [after the show, at the end of the night]
- a bow of [respect, gratitude]
- a [red, green, satin, velvet] bow
- [tied, put, wore] a bow in her hair
- tied the [laces, ribbon] into a bow
- tie a bow in the ribbon
- put a bow on the [gift, present]
- a [headband, present package] with a bow on top
- a [violin, cello] bow
- [compound, composite, cross, long, short] bow
- [wooden, fiberglass] bow
- [killed, shot] with a bow and arrow
- string a bow
- [aim, shoot] a bow
- add another string to her bow
- has many strings to his bow
- the [ship's, plane's] bow (was crushed)
- wears a bow tie
- go bow hunting
- bow to [her, the king, the audience]
- bow [and, or] curtsy
- bow down before [me, the queen]
- bow your head in [prayer, silence, shame]
- bowed and [smiled, prayed, withdrew]
- bowed [slightly, respectfully, low]
- the [pines, branches, trees] bowed low
- bowed over [the stove, her work, his desk]
- bowed with [grief, woe, age]
- bowed under the [pressure, weight, load, threat] (of)
- bowed out [in style, through injury, under suspicious circumstances]
- bowed out from the [race, campaign, competition, contest]
- bowed out of the [race]
- is expected to bow out
- bow (gracefully) out of the [room, party]
'bowed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):