Bow may refer to:
- Bow and arrow /ˈboʊ/, a weapon system that uses elasticity to propel arrows, its use is archery
- Bowing /ˈbaʊ/, to lower the head or upper body as a social gesture
- Bow (ship) /ˈbaʊ/, the foremost point of the hull of a ship or boat
- Bow (rowing), a term which has multiple meanings within the sport of rowing
Famous quotes containing the word bow:
“And long shall timorous fancy see
The painted chief, and pointed spear,
And Reason’s self shall bow the knee
To shadows and delusions here.”
—Philip Freneau (1752–1832)
“A stranger came one night to Yussouf’s tent,
Saying, “Behold one outcast and in dread,
Against whose life the bow of power is bent,
Who flies, and hath not where to lay his head;
I come to thee for shelter and for food,
To Yussouf, called through all our tribes ‘he Good.’ “
“This tent is mine,” said Yussouf, “but no more
Than it is God’s; come in, and be at peace;”
—James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)
“...I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name.”
—Bible: New Testament, Ephesians 3:14-15.