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Verb: take a bow
  1. Acknowledge praise or accept credit
    "They finally took a bow for what they did"
     
  2. Acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance

Derived forms: taken a bow, took a bow, takes a bow, taking a bow

Type of: accept, bow[2]

Encyclopedia: Take a bow