Bow
Bow verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Hiro begs him to hang on for just five more minutes so that they can make Hougen bow down in submission at his paws.
Source: Let Them Die Happy -
Bow and Sword, in Accord: Your warrior ought to hang on to a bow in case he gets a chance to shoot anything through a portcullis.
Source: Video Game / Diablo - One of the passengers -a cook- in Titanic (1997) as the ship goes down does this as he and the protagonists hang on for dear life on the upturned bow of the ship.
Source: Quick Nip
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