Bow and Sheer

Bow

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

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

Nearby Words: bowed, bowing, bowline

Sheer

Sheer verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.
Usage example: the car sheered to avoid hitting the dog

Bow and sheer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bow" instead a verb "Sheer".

Nearby Words: sheered, sheering

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • BFG The magical bow Zelda/Sheik uses for their Light Arrow Final Smash counts too, between the sheer size of the bow and its effect.
    Source: BFG
  • Literature / Ramayana He never uses it except to threaten but just the sheer havoc it wreaks by putting it on the bow shows a sample of what it can do.
  • Flechette Storm On top of this, the bow is so powerful that the arrows tend to shatter into flaming shrapnel from the sheer stress of acceleration.
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