Kowtow

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, or submission, as formerly done in China.
  • verb-intransitive. To show servile deference. See Synonyms at fawn1.
  • n. The act of kneeling and touching the forehead to the ground.
  • n. An obsequious act.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
  • v. To bow very deeply.
  • v. To act in a very submissive manner.
  • n. The act of kowtowing.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground; same as kotow. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.
  • verb-intransitive. To perform the kowtow. Same as kotow
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See kotow.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
  • v. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
  • v. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
    • Verb Form
    kowtowed    kowtowing    kowtows   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    obeisance    bow    bowing   
    Cross Reference
    prostrate   
    Variant
    kotow   
    Form
    kowtowed    kowtowing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Au    Beau    Bilbao    Bio    Bo   
     
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