1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission; [syn: prostrate, bow down]
2. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; - Example: "He bowed before the King" - Example: "She bowed her head in shame" [syn: bow, bow down]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bow down
v 1: get into a prostrate position, as in submission [syn:
prostrate, bow down]
2: bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed
before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" [syn: bow,
bow down]