kowtow
English Thesaurus
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. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | bow, |
| definition | : | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting (verb.motion) |
4. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication)
5. 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) |
6. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | genuflection, genuflexion, |
| definition | : | the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence (noun.communication) |
7. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication)
8. 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) |
9. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | genuflection, genuflexion, |
| definition | : | the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence (noun.communication) |
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