bow1, s.1Bogha m. To draw a bow, bogha a rí. To draw the bow, boghdóireacht a chleachtadh. He has two strings to his bow, tá dhá ruaim ar a shlat aige. I have still one string to my bow, tá an tseift dhéanach fágtha go fóill agam. 2Mus: aBogha (fidile). bStróic f de bhogha. 3Snaidhm f reatha. Butterfly bow, cuachóg f. 4Harn: (Saddle-)bow, corrán m diallaite.
bow2, v.tr.1Lúbaim. 2Mus: Oibrím an bogha, boghaim.
bow, s.Beannú m, umhlú m, claonadh m (an chinn).He made his bow to the company, bheannaigh sé don chuideachta; tháinig sé os comhair na cuideachta (don chéad uair). He made his bow to the company and departed, d'umhlaigh sé don chuideachta agus d'imigh. With a bow, ag umhlú. To make a deep, low, bow to s.o., umhlú go talamh do dhuine.
bow4 .1v.i.a(i) Cromaim mo cheann; (ii) umhlaím, sléachtaim. To bow to s.o., umhlú do dhuine. To bow and scrape to s.o., bheith ag pláibistéireacht, ag lútáil, le duine. bHe bowed his assent, chlaon sé, sméid sé, a cheann ag insint go raibh sé sásta. To bow one's thanks to s.o., an ceann a chlaonadh do dhuine mar chomhartha buíochais. cTo bow to s.o., géilleadh do dhuine. To bow to the inevitable, géilleadh don rud nach bhfuil inseachanta. 2v.tr.aClaonaim (mo cheann); feacaim (mo ghlúin). bLúbaim (mo dhroim). To become bowed, cromadh.
bow5, s.1Nau: (Often in pl.) Tosach m. On the bow, roimh an tosach. On the port bow, ar an ngualainn chlé. To cross the bows of a ship, dul trasna roimh long. 2Aer: Soc m (eitleáin). 3Row: An buille m tosaigh.