Bow and Let

Bow

Bow verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).

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Let and bow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Let" instead a verb "Bow".

Nearby Words: bowed, bowing, bowline

Let verb - To give permission to.

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Bow and let are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bow" instead a verb "Let".

Nearby Word: letting

chance	bow chance	let chance
time	bow time	let time
way	bow way	let way
face	bow face	let face
Other words: head, nothing, anyone, hands.

Cupid draw back your bow and let your arrow go Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me, Cupid please hear my cry and let your arrow fly Straight to my lover's heart for me.

Source: Cupid's Arrow
Thorgal, being the hero and all can't go through with it, but his companion (who was in love with Thorgal) grabbed the bow and let loose the arrow.

Source: Balancing Death's Books
Nowhere can we see her iconic bow and arrow and instead she's outfitted in a royal dress... the same tight dress that she rips in the movie because it won't let her aim her bow correctly.

Source: Misaimed Marketing

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