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TAKE A BOW
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "take a bow" is one way to...):
bow (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Acknowledge praise or accept credit
Example:
They finally took a bow for what they did
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "take a bow" is one way to...):
accept (consider or hold as true)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
