Bows synonyms and antonyms
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An electric arc.
The definition of a stem is the main stalk of a plant.
The act of kneeling and touching the ground with the forehead to show great deference, submissive respect, homage, etc., as formerly in China
A gesture of respect or reverence made chiefly by women by bending the knees with one foot forward and lowering the body.
A dip stick.
Something bent:
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Anything resembling a nose in shape or position; projecting or foremost part, as a nozzle, spout, prow of a ship, front of an airplane, etc.
A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:
A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
The graph of a function on a coordinate plane. In this technical sense, straight lines, circles, and waves are all curves.
A curve or bend; a turn:
To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
To bend servilely or timidly; cringe.
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To give one's consent, often at the insistence of another:
(Law) To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
To allow oneself to be subjected to something:
To give up (an advantage, for example) to another; concede:
To put a knot or bow in:
To give way (to); yield; submit
To honor by performing a prescribed act or gesture, such as dipping the flag, firing cannons, or raising the right hand to the forehead, as a mark of military, naval, or official respect
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To put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or adoration:
To turn over; upset:
To be guided by; submit to the control of
To cause (something injurious or harmful), as to a person, group, or area:
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(Geology) To form bends in (a stratum of rock).
To lower, turn, or bend (the head, body, etc.) suddenly, as in avoiding a blow or in hiding
To proceed or move by crowding or pressing:
To interfere with; thwart or obstruct:
To yield or grant (a privilege or right, for example).
To yield reluctantly to pressure; submit; give in
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To bend backward:
The definition of abase means to make someone lower, either by making him feel humiliated or by actually demoting his position.
The definition of acquiesce means to give in or go along with something without protesting, even if you don't really want to.
(Law) To effectuate a surrender of.
Kneel is defined as to rest on one or both knees.
To cower is defined as to duck down, crouch or hide in fear.
To move or act in a bobbing manner; move suddenly or jerkily
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To hunch:
To assume a crouched or cramped posture:
To bend or round into a hump; arch.
To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles:
A gesture of respect or reverence, such as a bow or curtsy
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The act of genuflecting
A gesture of greeting, such as a bow or kiss.
A bob skate.
(Botany) A flower head.
(Geom.) The rate of deviation of a curve or curved surface from a straight line or plane surface tangent to it
overpowers (antonym)
To get the better of by superior power; make helpless; subdue
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fights (antonym)
To fight is defined as to participate in a physical or verbal disagreement, or to face something and struggle through it.
rises (antonym)
To move upwards.
fronts (related)
Prior
weapons (related)
A means used to defend against or defeat another:
resists (related)
To refuse to cooperate with, submit to, etc.
precedes (related)
To be in front of or prior to in order:
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