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Definition of bow 2 verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bow2

verb

NAmE//boʊ//

[intransitive, transitive] bow (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bow

he / she / it bows

past simple bowed

-ing form bowing

to use a bow to play a musical instrument that has strings

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