What do you do with a bow?

Answer 1

Bows have different uses. Some bows are used for hunting and some are used for hairstyles. It is also done when doing a curtsy. Here are some stuff to be seen based on Encarta Dictionaries 2008:

bow [bō]noun (plural bows) 1.looped knot: a knot in which the loops remain visible, e.g. in tied shoelaces or in ribbons used for decorating gifts or hair. See also bow tie2.weapon for firing arrows: a weapon used to fire arrows, consisting of a curved flexible piece of wood and a taut string fastened to the two ends3.rod for playing stringed instruments: a wooden rod with horsehair tightly stretched between the two ends, used for playing stringed instruments4.curved shape or part:something that has a rounded or semicircular shape, e.g. a part of a building or a loop in a river5.frame of glasses:the frame for a pair of glasses or the part of the frame that curls around the ear6.Archery history Same as bowman1

(literary)7.meteorology Same as rainbown (sense 1)verb (past and past participle bowed, present participle bow·ing, 3rd person present singular bows)

1.transitive and intransitive verb bend something into curve: to bend, or bend something, into a rounded or bow shape2.transitive and intransitive verb use bow on stringed instrument: to draw a bow across the strings of a stringed instrument3.transitive verb indicate bowing for music: to mark a piece of music to indicate which notes are to be played with the bow moving in one direction across the strings and which are to be played with it moving in the opposite direction [ Old English boga < Germanic, "to bend"]