Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb take_a_bow

2 senses of take a bow

Sense 1
take a bow -- (acknowledge praise or accept credit; "They finally took a bow for what they did")
       => accept -- (consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument")

Sense 2
take a bow -- (acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance)
       => bow -- (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King")