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gesticulate vs bow down

bow down vs gesticulate

gesticulate and bow down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gesticulate No No Yes No
bow down No No Yes No
As verbs, bow down is a hyponym of gesticulate; that is, bow down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gesticulate:
  • gesticulate: show, express or direct through movement
  • bow down: bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
Other hyponyms of gesticulate include wink, exsert, extend, hold out, put out, stretch forth, stretch out, shrug, clap, spat, acclaim, applaud, clap, spat, bless, sign, nod, cross oneself, bow, shake, beckon, wave, kneel.
gesticulate (verb) bow down (verb)
show, express or direct through movement bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
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