bow
- bow
n. boog (ook regenboog); buiging ( beleefdheids); voorste roeiriem; strik
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v. zich neerleggen bij; buigen, een buiging maken, een gesnaard instrument bespelen
bow1
[ bau] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord〉
1 buiging
2 〈vaak meervoud〉boeg 〈voorste deel van schip〉
♦voorbeelden:
1 make one's bow • formeel groeten/afscheid nemen; (voor het eerst) officieel verschijnen
take a bow • applaus in ontvangst nemen
2 off/on the (port/starboard) bow • over bakboord/stuurboord
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bow2
[ boo] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord〉
1 boog ⇒ kromming, curve
2 boog ⇒ handboog
3 strijkstok ⇒ streek van een strijkstok
4 strik
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bow3
[ bau]
I 〈onovergankelijk werkwoord〉
1 buigen ⇒ nijgen 〈als groet〉
2 buigen ⇒ zich (erbij) neerleggen; zich gewonnen geven
♦voorbeelden:
1 bow and scrape • vleien, stroop smeren
2 he bowed to the inevitable • hij legde zich bij het onvermijdelijke neer
I bow to nobody in this • wat dit betreft ga ik voor niemand opzij
II 〈overgankelijk werkwoord〉
♦voorbeelden:
¶ he was bowed down with worry • hij ging gebukt onder de zorgen
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bow4
[ boo] 〈werkwoord〉
1 buigen ⇒ krommen
2 strijken 〈van violist〉
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