To become bent or curved.
To defer (to something).
To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
To make something bend or curve.
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
To debut.
To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
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.
The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
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.
Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
The front of a boat or ship.
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.
A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
To become bent or hooked.
To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
To bend, or form into a hook.
Ill, sick.
Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard.
Annoyed, angry; upset.
A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.
A pothook.
A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
A bishop's standard staff of office.
A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.
A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.
A bending of the knee; a genuflection.