Kowtow - English meaning

noun

A knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons.

Usage examples:

A girl with long hair tied back in a bow

verb

A curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g. b, p ).

noun

An act of bending the head or upper body as a sign of respect or greeting.

Usage examples:

The man gave a little bow

noun

A body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases.

Usage examples:

She will take the matter to court

verb

Be involved with (someone) romantically, with the intention of marrying.

Usage examples:

He was courting a girl from the neighbouring farm

noun

The place where trials and other legal cases happen

Usage examples:

[ u ] he is bringing charges against us and said, "i’ll see you in court.", [ u ] the newspaper agr…

noun

A woman's or girl's formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other.

Usage examples:

She bobbed a curtsy to him

verb

Perform a curtsy.

Usage examples:

His sisters had curtsied to the vicar

verb

When a girl or woman curtsies, she bends quickly at the knees, with one foot in front of the other, often while holding her skirt, especially to show respect

Usage examples:

She curtsied to the queen., she gave a curtsy before presenting the flowers to the princess.

phrasal verb

If an animal such as a dog fawns on/upon you, it is very friendly towards you and rubs itself against you.

verb

Lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests.

Usage examples:

She was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted

adjective

Having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations.

Usage examples:

He sat down on a flat rock

verb

To make someone feel important or attractive, or to praise someone in order to please him or her

Usage examples:

They were flattered by the invitation from the mayor., saying i was the best ever was too obvious a…

verb

Lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect.

Usage examples:

This is the reason for head-coverings, face-veilings, bowing, kneeling, genuflecting, and other sig…

verb

To bend one knee or touch one knee to the floor as a sign of worship or respect

Usage examples:

The book just couldn't get past her genuflection for authors of a previous generation.

verb

Lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one's face downwards.

Usage examples:

He grovelled at george's feet

verb

To lie facing the ground, esp. in fear, or to behave toward someone in a way that shows that you are small and unimportant and the other person is powerful

Usage examples:

My dog grovels at my feet when she’s done something wrong., i’ll apologize, but i won’t grovel just…

exclamation

A common greeting in many arabic-speaking and muslim countries.

Usage examples:

But the guy was so calm, i came closer to him and said: salaam. how are you doing?! he looked at me…

noun

A gesture of greeting or respect typically consisting of a low bow of the head and body with the hand or fingers touching the forehead.

Usage examples:

He greeted me with salaams and repeated cries of welcome

verb

Make a salaam.

Usage examples:

Instead of salaaming he spat on the ground

noun

A person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.

Usage examples:

He calls it a ‘parasite’, which she learned in school is usually defined as a hanger-on, a toady, a…

verb

Act in an obsequious way.

Usage examples:

She imagined him toadying to his rich clients

noun

A person who praises and is artificially pleasant to people in authority, usually in order to get some advantage from them

Usage examples:

Everywhere he goes he is surrounded by an entourage of toadies., shostakovich was often seen as a p…

noun

A small barrel-shaped cheese, especially cheddar.

Usage examples:

The gentleman in front of her announced that he had come to collect a cheddar - a whole truckle and…

verb

Submit or behave obsequiously.

Usage examples:

He will neither bow nor truckled to any kind of control

noun

A cheese, especially cheddar cheese, in the shape of a short cylinder

Usage examples:

Small truckles of cheese make excellent gifts., a piece of cheddar with the rind on shows that the …

verb

Seek the favour, support, or custom of.

Usage examples:

Pop stars are being wooed by film companies eager to sign them up

adjective

Variant form of woo-woo (noun).

adjective

Unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.

Usage examples:

Some kind of metaphysical woo-woo