- bow, bowing, obeisance - bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
--1 is a kind of gesture, motion
--1 has particulars:curtsy, curtsey; genuflection, genuflexion; kowtow, kotow; scrape, scraping; salaam - obedience, obeisance - the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
--2 is a kind of submission, compliance
--2 has particulars: trucklingDerived form: verb obey1