Bow

The front section of a ship or boat. Waves crashed over the bow of the ship.
2. To bend or curve downward; stoop. You should bow to the king when you meet him.
3. A weapon consisting of a curved, flexible strip of wood, strung taut from end to end and used to launch arrows. American Indians used the bow and arrow to hunt and kill animals.
4. A rod having horsehair drawn tightly between its two raised ends, used in playing instruments of the violin and viol families. She raised her bow and began to play the violin.