bow
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Sense: Noun: bend from the waist
Synonyms:
bend Collocations, nod Collocations, bob Collocations, dip Collocations, salaam, curtsey, kowtow, genuflection
Antonyms:
straightening, attention Collocations, standing at attention, uprightness, standing upright, standing straight, straightening up
Sense: Verb: bend over
Synonyms:
take a bow, curtsey, bend Collocations, go down on your knees, kneel, kneel down, hunch over, nod Collocations, stoop Collocations, incline, duck Collocations, kowtow, salaam, prostrate, bow and scrape, bob Collocations, dip Collocations, drop Collocations
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Sense: Noun: ribbon
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Sense: Noun: front of a boat
Synonyms:
front Collocations, head Collocations, stem Collocations, fore Collocations, prow, forepart, nose Collocations, bowsprit
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Sense: Noun: weapon
Synonyms:
longbow, crossbow, single-piece bow, self-bow, stone-bow, arbalest, short bow, composite bow, bow and arrow
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Sense: Verb: submit
Synonyms:
submit Collocations, concede, bow down, bend Collocations, surrender Collocations, acquiesce, yield Collocations, give in, cave Collocations, give way, succumb, capitulate
Antonyms:
resist Collocations, oppose Collocations, confront Collocations, defy Collocations, protest Collocations