Search Result for "take a bow":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. acknowledge praise or accept credit;
- Example: "They finally took a bow for what they did"

2. acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

take a bow
    v 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