Curtsey has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun · Verb
bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.
bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
To make a curtsey.