Found 2 items, similar to Kowtowed.
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: Kowtowed
Kowtow
\Kow*tow"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Kowtowed; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Kowtowing.]
To perform the kowtow. Same as
Kotow
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I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. --H. James.
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