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bowing
Overview of noun bowing
The noun bowing has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. bow, bowing, obeisance -- (bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame)
2. bowing -- (managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent")
Overview of verb bow
The verb bow has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (11) bow, bow down -- (bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame")
2. (3) submit, bow, defer, accede, give in -- (submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure")
3. (1) bow -- (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King")
4. crouch, stoop, bend, bow -- (bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse")
5. bow -- (play on a string instrument)
Overview of adj bowing
The adj bowing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. bowed, bowing -- (showing an excessively deferential manner)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bowing
2 senses of bowing
Sense 1
bow, bowing, obeisance
=> gesture, motion
=> visual communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
bowing
=> playing
=> musical performance
=> performance
=> presentation, presentment, demonstration
=> show
=> entertainment, amusement
=> diversion, recreation
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> performing arts
=> humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
=> discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge
=> knowledge domain, knowledge base
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun bowing
2 senses of bowing
Sense 1
bow, bowing, obeisance
=> curtsy, curtsey
=> genuflection, genuflexion
=> kowtow, kotow
=> scrape, scraping
=> salaam
Sense 2
bowing
=> spiccato, spiccato bowing
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bowing
2 senses of bowing
Sense 1
bow, bowing, obeisance
=> gesture, motion
Sense 2
bowing
=> playing
Antonyms of noun bowing
Member Holonyms of noun bowing
Substance Holonyms of noun bowing
Part Holonyms of noun bowing
Member Meronyms of noun bowing
Substance Meronyms of noun bowing
Part Meronyms of noun bowing
Meronyms of noun bowing
Holonyms of noun bowing
Attributes of noun bowing
Derived Forms of noun bowing
Domain of noun bowing
Domain Terms of noun bowing
Familiarity of noun bowing
bowing used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun bowing
2 senses of bowing
Sense 1
bow, bowing, obeisance
> gesture, motion
=> sign
=> gesticulation
=> beck
=> facial expression, facial gesture
=> flourish
=> high-five
=> previous question
=> shrug
=> wave, waving, wafture
=> V sign
=> nod
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
=> sign of the cross
Sense 2
bowing
> playing
=> bowing
=> piping
=> stopping
=> transposition
Meronyms of noun bowing
2 senses of bowing
Sense 1
bow, bowing, obeisance
=> gesture, motion
=> visual communication
HAS PART: visual signal
Sense 2
bowing
=> playing
=> musical performance
HAS PART: fingering
=> performance
HAS PART: acting, playing, playacting, performing
Holonyms of noun bowing
Grep of noun bowing
bowing
elbowing
spiccato bowing
Antonyms of verb bow
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bow
5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
=> yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
=> accept, consent, go for
=> react, respond
=> act, move
Sense 3
bow
=> change posture
=> change
Also See> bow down#1
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 5
bow
=> play
=> perform
=> re-create
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bow
3 of 5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
=> congee, conge
Sense 3
bow
=> take a bow
=> curtsy, curtsey
=> scrape, kowtow, genuflect
=> genuflect
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> squinch
=> huddle, cower
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bow
5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sense 2
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
=> yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
Sense 3
bow
=> change posture
Also See> bow down#1
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
Sense 5
bow
=> play
'Cause To' of verb bow
Derived Forms of verb bow
4 of 5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
RELATED TO>(noun) bow#6
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
Sense 3
bow
RELATED TO>(noun) bow#6
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
RELATED TO>(noun) bow#6
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
Sense 5
bow
RELATED TO>(noun) bow#2
=> bow
Domain of verb bow
1 of 5 senses of bow
Sense 5
bow
TOPIC>(noun) music#3
Domain Terms of verb bow
Familiarity of verb bow
bow used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb bow
5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s PP
*> Somebody ----s to somebody
Sense 2
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
*> Somebody ----s to somebody
Sense 3
bow
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
bow
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bow
5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> wink
=> exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
=> shrug
=> clap, spat
=> applaud, clap, spat, acclaim
=> bless, sign
=> nod
=> cross oneself
=> bow, bow down
=> shake
=> beckon, wave
Sense 2
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
> yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
=> submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
Sense 3
bow
> change posture
=> straighten
=> arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
=> fall
=> fall, fall down
=> right
=> sit down, sit
=> lie down, lie
=> sink, drop, drop down
=> hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over
=> straighten, unbend
=> bow
=> uncurl
=> sit up
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
> bend, flex
=> crook, curve
=> arch, curve, arc
=> incurvate
=> retroflex, replicate
=> lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> double over, double, double up
=> fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
=> curl up, curl, draw in
Sense 5
bow
> play
=> sound off, strike up
=> swing
=> symphonize, symphonise
=> play along, accompany, follow
=> bow
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
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Sense 2
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
=> yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
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Sense 3
bow
=> change posture
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Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
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Sense 5
bow
=> play
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Grep of verb bow
bow
bow down
bow out
bowdlerise
bowdlerize
bower
bowl
bowl over
bowse
elbow
take a bow
Antonyms of adj bowing
1 sense of bowing
Sense 1
bowed, bowing
INDIRECT (VIA submissive) -> domineering
Similarity of adj bowing
1 sense of bowing
Sense 1
bowed, bowing
=> submissive (vs. domineering)
Pertainyms of adj bowing
Attributes of adj bowing
Domain of adj bowing
Domain Terms of adj bowing
Familiarity of adj bowing
bowing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj bowing
bowing
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