bow
noun
°A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
°A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
verb
°To play music on (a stringed instrument) using a bow.
°To become bent or curved.
synonyms: arc, bend, curve, fiddlestick more» , prow