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kowtow |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kowtow \Kow*tow"\, n. & v. i. The same as {Kotow}. I have salaamed and kowtowed to him --H. James. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: kowtow n : a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission [syn: {kotow}] v 1: bow in a servile manner [syn: {scrape}, {genuflect}] 2: court favor by cringing or flattering [syn: {fawn}, {toady}, {truckle}, {bootlick}, {kotow}, {suck up}]
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