Diccionario ingles.comDiccionario ingles.com
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Kotow   Listen
Kotow

noun
(Also spelled kowtow)
1.
A former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission.  Synonym: kowtow.
verb
(past & past part. kotowed; pres. part. kotowing)
1.
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering.  Synonyms: bootlick, fawn, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle.





WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Kotow" Quotes from Famous Books



... brow In a truly celestial bow, Saluted her father with filial grace, and made him the grand kotow. (For every child that's bright Knows well the rule that's right, That to knock your head on the ground nine times is the way ...
— Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) - Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales • Various


Copyright © 2025 Diccionario ingles.com