BOWING Synonyms

• bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women

• bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting

• make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect

• the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

• a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

• bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

• an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

• abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body

• the act of assuming a prostrate position

• a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation

• greet with a salaam

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• take on duties or office

• to agree or express agreement

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• a continuous portion of a circle

• something curved in shape

• form an arch or curve

• a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

• a circular segment of a curve

• movement that causes the formation of a curve

• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

• form a curve

• change direction

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• bend a joint

• a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

• the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• sit on one's heels

• hold back to a later time

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

• the tube of a tobacco pipe

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

• grow out of, have roots in, originate in

• cause to point inward

• stop the flow of a liquid

• remove the stem from

• an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

• basin for holy water

• small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

• descend swiftly, as if on prey

• sag, bend, bend over or down

• carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward

• refer for judgment or consideration

• put before

• yield to the control of another

• hand over formally

• refer to another person for decision or judgment

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• accept or undergo, often unwillingly

• make an application as for a job or funding

• make over as a return

• accept as inevitable

• get into a prostrate position, as in submission

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

• an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• consent reluctantly