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Kowtow

ˌkaʊˈtaʊ

Kowtow definitions

verb

Inflections:

kowtow kowtowed kowtowing kowtows

act in an excessively subservient manner

"she didn't have to kowtow to a boss"

Synonyms:
grovel behave obsequiously be obsequious be servile be sycophantic fawn on bow and scrape toady truckle abase oneself humble oneself prostrate oneself
kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom

Synonyms:
prostrate oneself bow bow down before genuflect do/make obeisance fall on one's knees before get down on one's knees before kneel before

noun

Inflections:

kowtow kowtows