Bow
/bəʊ/
noun
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
Synonyms: musical bow, arc, bend, curve, fiddlestick
verb
To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
“The musician bowed his violin expertly.”
To become bent or curved.
“The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.”
To make something bend or curve.