bowing

Noun
  1. Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting (synset 107289130)
    is a type of:
    • reverence - an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)
    • gesture, motion - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
    subtypes:
    • genuflection, genuflexion - the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
    • kotow, kowtow - a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
    • scrape, scraping - a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
    • salaam - a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
    same as: bow, obeisance
  2. Managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument (synset 100102230)
    "the violinist's bowing was excellent"
    is a type of: playing - the act of playing a musical instrument
    subtypes: spiccato, spiccato bowing - bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings
Adjective
  1. Showing an excessively deferential manner (synset 300792947)
    similar to: submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
    same as: bowed

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