deep, low
little, slight, small
formal, stiff

give, make
He gave a formal bow and left the room.

take (= used about a performer)
The song ended and Albert took a bow.
The boss takes his final bow (= is retiring) today. (figurative)

bow to
He made a deep bow to the king.

port, starboard
There's a small boat on the port bow.

cross
A whale crossed our bows. (BrE)
A whale crossed our bow. (AmE)

across the, our, etc. bow (AmE), across the, our, etc. bows (BrE)
They fired a shot across our bow/bows.

in the bow (esp. AmE), in the bows (BrE)
We left two men in the bow to receive the cargo.

off the, our, etc. bow
100 yards off our bow

on the, our, etc. bow
The ship's name was printed on her bow.

over the, our, etc. bow, over the, our, etc. bows (both BrE)
There were huge waves breaking over the bows.