| noun | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting |
| noun | managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument “the violinist's bowing was excellent” |
| verb | bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head “He bowed before the King” |
| verb | yield to another's wish or opinion “The government bowed to the military pressure” |
| verb | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting “He bowed before the King” |
| verb | bend one's back forward from the waist on down “he crouched down” |
| verb | play on a string instrument with a bow |
| adjective | showing an excessively deferential manner |
| bow | verb | bend one's back forward from the waist on down |
| bow | noun | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting |
| submissive | adjective | inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination |
| submission | noun | the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else |
| submitter | noun | someone who yields to the will of another person or force |
| deferent | adjective | showing deference |
| deference | noun | courteous regard for people's feelings |
| crouch | noun | the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body |
| stoop | noun | an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward |
| stooper | noun | a person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward |