Kowtow - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌkaʊˈtaʊ|
Brit.
|kaʊˈtaʊ|
noun
- a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (syn: kotow)
verb
- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner (syn: genuflect, scrape)
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (syn: bootlick, fawn, kotow, suck up, toady, truckle)
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (syn: bootlick, fawn, kotow, suck up, toady, truckle)
He is always kowtowing to his boss
Extra examples
...you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you...
All the servants had to kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room.
We will not kowtow to the government.
The natives keep in favour by kowtowing to the governing officials.
He is always kowtowing to his boss
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: kowtow
he/she/it: kowtows
present participle: kowtowing
past tense: kowtowed
past participle: kowtowed
I/you/we/they: kowtow
he/she/it: kowtows
present participle: kowtowing
past tense: kowtowed
past participle: kowtowed
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