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# bow

«bow» in Mova's school dictionary: **a knot with two loops made from ribbon or laces** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (bow, bows); verb (bow, bows, bowed, bowing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A bow (rhymes with «go») is a knot with two loops made from ribbon or laces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#m1)

2) A bow (rhymes with «go») is also a bent stick with a string for shooting arrows, or a stick with hairs for playing the violin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#m2)

3) To bow (rhymes with «cow») is to bend your head or body forward to say thank you or show respect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#m3)

4) The bow (rhymes with «cow») is the front part of a ship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths: a thing made from ribbon — ribbon per bow; how many bows from a length of ribbon. In everyday life: tying shoelaces in a bow, a bow on a present, bowing at the end of a show. In stories: archers with bows and arrows, like Robin Hood. Phrases: «tie a bow», «bow and arrow», «take a bow».

### examples

- Each bow needs 2 feet of ribbon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#x1)
- She made 6 bows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#x2)
- How many bows from 15 feet of ribbon? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#x3)
- The actors bow at the end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#x4)
- Can you tie your shoelaces in a bow? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#x5)
- Robin Hood was great with a bow and arrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#x6)
- The violinist moved her bow across the strings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#x7)
- Waves crashed over the bow of the ship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#x8)
- The arrow sprang from the bow! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/#x9)

### note

Two sounds, two meanings: «bow» like «go» (ribbon, weapon, violin) and «bow» like «cow» (bending, front of a ship). Maths: ribbon ÷ ribbon per bow gives how many bows. Trap: the leftover ribbon is not enough for one more bow, so drop the remainder.

### In the corpora

- [The curtain call is the bows at the end, and it is rehearsed, often with the lead bowing last.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/28-the-school-play-auditions-lines-stage-fright/14/)
- [That bow means «this is a game, it's all fun».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/194-reading-a-dog-tails-play-bows-growls-and-staying-safe/2/)
- [When they bow, their curly wigs get tangled, and Alice has to run off to hide her laughter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/11-alice-ch6-part1-pig-and-pepper/1/)
- [Told to get up, the gardeners keep bowing to everybody, and the Queen screams «Leave off that!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1/25/)
- [A play bow, with the front legs down and the bottom up, is a dog's invitation to play.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bow» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bow/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.