fawn

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fawn 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  fawn 
 
  Sense  2 
  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up 
  =>  curry  favor,  curry  favour,  court  favor,  court  favour 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fawn 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  fawn 
 
  Sense  2 
  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up 
  =>  curry  favor,  curry  favour,  court  favor,  court  favour 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fawn 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fawn 
 
  3  senses  of  fawn 
 
  Sense  1 
  fawn,  crawl,  creep,  cringe,  cower,  grovel 
  =>  bend,  flex 
 
  Sense  2 
  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up 
  =>  flatter,  blandish 
 
  Sense  3 
  fawn 
  =>  litter 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fawn 
 
  fawn  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fawn 
 
  Sense  1 
  fawn,  crawl,  creep,  cringe,  cower,  grovel 
  =>  bend,  flex 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up 
  =>  flatter,  blandish 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  fawn 
  =>  litter 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  fawn 
  fawn 
  fawn  lily 
  fawner 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fawn 
 
  The  noun  fawn  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dun,  grayish  brown,  greyish  brown,  fawn  --  (a  color  varying  around  light  grayish  brown;  "she  wore  a  dun  raincoat") 
  2.  fawn  --  (young  deer) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fawn 
 
  The  verb  fawn  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fawn,  crawl,  creep,  cringe,  cower,  grovel  --  (show  submission  or  fear) 
  2.  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up  --  (tray  to  gain  favor  by  cringing  or  flattering;  "He  is  always  kowtowing  to  his  boss") 
  3.  fawn  --  (have  fawns,  of  deer) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fawn 
  fawning 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fawn 
 
  The  noun  fawn  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dun,  grayish  brown,  greyish  brown,  fawn  --  (a  color  varying  around  light  grayish  brown;  "she  wore  a  dun  raincoat") 
  2.  fawn  --  (young  deer) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fawn 
 
  The  verb  fawn  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fawn,  crawl,  creep,  cringe,  cower,  grovel  --  (show  submission  or  fear) 
  2.  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up  --  (tray  to  gain  favor  by  cringing  or  flattering;  "He  is  always  kowtowing  to  his  boss") 
  3.  fawn  --  (have  fawns,  of  deer) 

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