bowing
English Thesaurus
1. managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | playing, |
| definition | : | the act of playing a musical instrument (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | spiccato, spiccato bowing, |
| definition | : | bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings (noun.act) |
2. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | reverence, |
| definition | : | an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) (noun.act) |
| hypernym | : | gesture, motion, |
| definition | : | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | genuflection, genuflexion, |
| definition | : | the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | kotow, kowtow, |
| definition | : | a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | scrape, scraping, |
| definition | : | a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | salaam, |
| definition | : | a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation (noun.communication) |
3. showing an excessively deferential manner (adj.all)
| similar | : | submissive, |
| definition | : | inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination (adj.all) |
4. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | bow, bow down, |
| definition | : | bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | bow, |
| definition | : | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | bend, bow, crouch, stoop, |
| definition | : | bend one's back forward from the waist on down (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | bow, bow down, |
| definition | : | bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | bow, |
| definition | : | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | bend, bow, crouch, stoop, |
| definition | : | bend one's back forward from the waist on down (verb.motion) |
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