Bow and Hook

Bow

Bow verb - To turn away from a straight line or course.
Usage example: the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea

Hook and bow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hook" instead the word "Bow" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: bowed, bowing, bowline

Hook

Hook verb - To cause to turn away from a straight line.
Usage example: the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed

Bow and hook are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bow" instead the word "Hook" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: hooked, hookup, hooker, hooking, hooky

How words are described

old old bow old hook
good good bow good hook
long long bow long hook
similar similar bow similar hook
Other adjectives: typical, simple, small, strong, powerful, actual, entire, real, massive, large, big, huge, little, tiny, impressive, new, flaming, primary, double, last, different, giant.

Common collocations

humanity bow humanity hook humanity
way bow way hook way
nothing bow nothing hook nothing
breaks bow breaks hook breaks

Both words in one sentence

  • Grappling-Hook Pistol In Mystery Trackers 2: Raincliff you end up using a bow and grappling-hook arrow to climb a palace balcony at one point.
  • Grappling-Hook Pistol The upcoming fourth game will reintroduce them and also add a small grappling hook pistol in addition to the bow-fired trick arrows.
  • Video Game / Trine She's armed with a bow and a grappling hook, and can run faster than the other characters.
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