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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: kowtowing (0.01760 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to kowtowing.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: kowtow kowtow n : a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission [syn: kotow] v 1: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: scrape, genuflect] 2: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; “He is always kowtowing to his boss” [syn: fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kotow, suck up]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Kowtowing Kowtow \Kow*tow"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kowtowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Kowtowing.] To perform the kowtow. Same as Kotow [1913 Webster] I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. --H. James. [1913 Webster]
English → English (WordNet) Definition: kowtow kowtow n : a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission [syn: kotow] v 1: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: scrape, genuflect] 2: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; “He is always kowtowing to his boss” [syn: fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kotow, suck up]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Kowtowing Kowtow \Kow*tow"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kowtowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Kowtowing.] To perform the kowtow. Same as Kotow [1913 Webster] I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. --H. James. [1913 Webster]
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