Bow vs. Tow

Bownoun

A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

Bownoun

A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).

Bownoun

A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.

Bownoun

A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.

Bownoun

A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.

Bownoun

Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.

Bownoun

The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.

Bownoun

Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.

Bownoun

(nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.

Bownoun

(saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.

Bownoun

The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.

Bownoun

A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence

Bownoun

(nautical) The front of a boat or ship.

Bownoun

(rowing) The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.

Bowverb

To play music on (a stringed instrument) using a bow.

Bowverb

(intransitive) To become bent or curved.

Bowverb

(transitive) To make something bend or curve.

Bowverb

To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

Bowverb

(intransitive) To premiere.

Bowverb

(intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.

Bowverb

To debut.

Bowverb

(intransitive) To defer (to something).

Bowverb

(transitive) To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.

Bowverb

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

Bowverb

To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

Bowverb

To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.

Bowverb

To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,; to crush; to subdue.

Bowverb

To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.

Bowverb

To bend; to curve.

Bowverb

To stop.

Bowverb

To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; - often with down.

Bowverb

To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.

Bowverb

To play (music) with a bow.

Bownoun

An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.

Bownoun

Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.

Bownoun

A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled.

Bownoun

An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.

Bownoun

The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.

Bownoun

An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument.

Bownoun

An arcograph.

Bownoun

Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.

Bownoun

A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.

Bownoun

Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.

Bownoun

The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.

Bownoun

One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.

Bownoun

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

Bownoun

a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument

Bownoun

front part of a vessel or aircraft;

Bownoun

curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

Bownoun

something curved in shape

Bownoun

bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame

Bownoun

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

Bownoun

a decorative interlacing of ribbons

Bownoun

a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

Bowverb

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

Bowverb

submit or yield to another's wish or opinion;

Bowverb

bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting;

Bowverb

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

Bowverb

play on a string instrument

Bownoun

a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons

Bownoun

a decorative ribbon tied in a bow.

Bownoun

a weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string.

Bownoun

a long, partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing the violin and other stringed instruments.

Bownoun

a single passage of a bow over the strings of an instrument.

Bownoun

a curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g. b, p).

Bownoun

a metal ring forming the handle of a key or pair of scissors.

Bownoun

a side piece or lens frame of a pair of glasses.

Bownoun

an act of bending the head or upper body as a sign of respect or greeting

Bownoun

the front end of a ship

Bowverb

play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow

Bowverb

bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame

Bowverb

express (thanks, agreement, or other sentiments) by bending one's head respectfully

Bowverb

bend with age or under pressure

Bowverb

submit to pressure or demands

Bowverb

(of a new film or product) be premiered or launched

Towverb

(transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.

Towverb

To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.

Townoun

The act of towing and the condition of being towed.

Townoun

Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.

Townoun

Something, such as a barge, that is towed.

Townoun

A rope or cable used in towing.

Townoun

(motor racing) A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.

Townoun

An untwisted bundle of fibers such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

Townoun

(specifically) The short, coarse, less desirable fibers separated by hackling from the finer longer fibers (line).

Townoun

The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.

Townoun

A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.

Townoun

The act of towing, or the state of being towed; - chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.

Townoun

That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.

Towverb

To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.

Townoun

the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope;

Towverb

drag behind;