bow-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: bend in an arc

Examples:
His square shoulders bowed under the burden of the knapsack.
You have bowed the heavens and you have stretched out your hand from on high.
The water had bowed the wooden planks.
The tent bowed under the weight of the snow.

Mappings:
VerbNet: assuming_position-50,modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bow.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: bend one's head, knee, or back to show respect

Commentary: Includes: BOW DOWN

Examples:
She bowed her head in shame.
She bowed. The chief bowed. Then the talks began.
Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
The Italians bowed the knee to their German master, but they had no love for him.

Mappings:
VerbNet: curtsey-40.3.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bow.01,bow.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bow_down 1

Sense Number 3: submit; defer to

Examples:
The school board felt they had to bow to the wishes of the teachers union.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bow.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: play a stringed instrument with a bow

Examples:
When the main strings are plucked or bowed, the vibrations on the main strings are transferred to any of the sympathetic strings.
When a violin is being bowed, the string being played is set into horizontal vibrations by the bow.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: retire or remove oneself from an obligation or situation

Commentary: Is: BOWED OUT

Examples:
She bowed out when she heard how much work was involved.
He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship.

Mappings:
VerbNet: withdraw-82-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bow.06
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bow_out 1, 2