bow down

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
bow down
    v 1: get into a prostrate position, as in submission [syn:
         {prostrate}, {bow down}]
    2: bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed
       before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" [syn: {bow},
       {bow down}]
    

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