bow down

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baʊ ˈdaʊn/ === Verb === bow down (third-person singular simple present bows down, present participle bowing down, simple past and past participle bowed down) (intransitive, idiomatic) To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect. (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To submit to another; to acknowledge one's inferiority to another. ==== Derived terms ==== bow down before the porcelain god bowed-down ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === down bow, downbow