to bow down to or before sb

  • 1Bow Down — Infobox Album| Name = Bow Down Type = studio Artist = Westside Connection Released = October 22, 1996 Recorded = 1996 Genre = West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap Length = 48:07 Label = Priority, Lench Mob Producer = Ice Cube Cedric Samson QDIII Binky …

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  • 2bow down phrasal — verb (I) 1 to bend forward from your waist, especially when you are already kneeling, in order to show respect (+ before/to etc): Maria bowed down before the statue. 2 bow down to sb literary to let someone give you orders or tell you what to do …

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  • 3bow down — verb 1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑prostrate • Derivationally related forms: ↑prostration (for: ↑prostrate) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 4Bow — (bou), v. i. 1. To bend; to curve. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To stop. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] They stoop, they bow down together. Is. xlvi. 2? [1913 Webster] 3. To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; often with down …

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  • 5bow — bow1 [bau] v 1.) to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking an ↑audience ▪ She bowed and left the stage. ▪ Corbett entered the room, bowing respectfully. ▪ The servant bowed… …

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  • 6bow — Synonyms and related words: A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, S curve, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, accost, address, angle, arc, arch, bass, bass viol, beak, bend, bend back, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to,… …

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  • 7bow — 01. The dancer gracefully [bowed] and left the stage. 02. Protocol requires all visitors to [bow] before the Emperor. 03. In Korea, when greeting someone, the senior person offers to shake hands first, but the junior person [bows] first. 04.… …

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  • 8bow — I BENDING OR SUBMITTING bows, bowing, bowed (Pronounced [[t]ba͟ʊ[/t]] in bow 1 and 2, and [[t]bo͟ʊ[/t]] in bow 3.) 1) VERB When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect. [V to …

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  • 9bow — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a slip knot with a double loop. b a ribbon, shoelace, etc., tied with this. c a decoration (on clothing, or painted etc.) in the form of a bow. 2 a device for shooting arrows with a taut string joining the ends of a curved piece …

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  • 10Down House — The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House Type House, garden and grounds Proprietor English Heritage Size 13.2 hectares (33 acres) …

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