kotow
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1. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication)
2. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour, |
| definition | : | seek favor by fawning or flattery (verb.communication) |
3. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication)
4. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | truckling, |
| definition | : | the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler, |
| definition | : | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant, toady, |
| definition | : | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage (noun.person) |
5. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication)
6. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | truckling, |
| definition | : | the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler, |
| definition | : | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant, toady, |
| definition | : | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage (noun.person) |
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