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kowtowed kowtowed definition

kowtowed


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  kowtow 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  kowtow 
 
  Sense  2 
  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up 
  =>  curry  favor,  curry  favour,  court  favor,  court  favour 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  kowtow 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  kowtow 
 
  Sense  2 
  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up 
  =>  curry  favor,  curry  favour,  court  favor,  court  favour 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  kowtow 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  kowtow 
 
  2  senses  of  kowtow 
 
  Sense  1 
  scrape,  kowtow,  genuflect 
  =>  bow 
 
  Sense  2 
  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up 
  =>  flatter,  blandish 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  kowtow 
 
  kowtow  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  kowtow 
 
  Sense  1 
  scrape,  kowtow,  genuflect 
  =>  bow 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up 
  =>  flatter,  blandish 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  kowtow 
 
  The  verb  kowtow  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  scrape,  kowtow,  genuflect  --  (bend  the  knees  and  bow  in  a  servile  manner) 
  2.  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up  --  (tray  to  gain  favor  by  cringing  or  flattering;  "He  is  always  kowtowing  to  his  boss") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  kowtow 
 
  The  verb  kowtow  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  scrape,  kowtow,  genuflect  --  (bend  the  knees  and  bow  in  a  servile  manner) 
  2.  fawn,  toady,  truckle,  bootlick,  kowtow,  kotow,  suck  up  --  (tray  to  gain  favor  by  cringing  or  flattering;  "He  is  always  kowtowing  to  his  boss") 



kowtowed definition