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bow

 
 
/baʊ/ verb [I, T]

Definition

to bend your head or body forward in order to show respect or to thank an audience: The actors all bowed after the performance. We bowed our heads in prayer.
(Definition of bow verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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