Bow

arc

(weapon used for shooting arrows)

arc

(bend in a rod or planar surface)

arc à flèches

(weapon used for shooting arrows)

archet

(rod used for playing stringed instruments)

proue

(front of a boat or ship)

révérence

(gesture made by bending forward at the waist)

courber

(to become bent)

courber

(to bend a thing)

faire une révérence

(to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

fléchir

(to become bent)

s'incliner

(to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)