kowtow

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
• Syn:
kotow
• Derivationally related forms:
kotow (for: kotow)
• Hypernyms:
bow, bowing, obeisance

II - verb

1. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
• Syn:
fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kotow, suck up
• Derivationally related forms:
kotow (for: kotow), bootlicker (for: bootlick), truckler (for: truckle), truckling (for: truckle), toady (for: toady), fawner (for: fawn)
• Hypernyms:
flatter, blandish
• Hyponyms:
curry favor, curry favour, court favor, court favour
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s (for: fawn)
2. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
• Syn:
scrape, genuflect
• Derivationally related forms:
genuflection (for: genuflect), genuflexion (for: genuflect), scrape (for: scrape), scraping (for: scrape)
• Hypernyms:
bow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  kotow, fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, suck up, scrape, genuflect