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English Dictionary: kowtow by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kowtow
n
  1. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
    Synonym(s): kowtow, kotow
v
  1. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: scrape, kowtow, genuflect]
  2. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
    Synonym(s): fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kowtow \Kow*tow"\, n. & v. i.
      The same as {Kotow}.
  
               I have salaamed and kowtowed to him.      --H. James.
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