1) Accepted applause 2) Acknowledged an ovation 3) Acknowledged applause 4) Acknowledged the applause 5) Bent 6) Bent at a curtain call 7) Bent at the waist 8) Bent down 9) Bent downward 10) Bent in reverence 11) Bent to acknowledge applause 12) Cambered 13) Curtsied 14) Did a curtsy 15) Did obeisance 1) Arced 2) Arched 3) Arching 4) Arciform 5) Arcuate 6) Bandy 7) Bent 8) Bowing 9) Bowleg 10) Bowlegged 11) Curvant 12) Curved 13) Curving 14) Misshapen 15) Submissive 16) Twisted 17) Unerect 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Bow • (imp. & p. p.) of Bow
Curved. 'Bowed out' is used to describe a typical transformation curve, which is concave to the origin. In contrast, a transformation curve reflecting increasing returns to scale might be 'bowed in' toward the origin.
[adj] - (music) of a stringed instrument 2. [adj] - showing an excessively deferential manner
bowing adjective showing an excessively deferential manner