All kowtow synonyms
kow·tow
K k verb kowtow
- pander — a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- genuflect — to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- court — A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
- flatter — to make flat.
- bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
- stoop — to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.
- fold — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- cower — If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
- prostrate — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
- cringe — If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
- kneel — to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- knuckle under — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- go along with — permit, consent to
- say uncle — a brother of one's father or mother.
- toe the mark — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- salaam — a salutation meaning “peace,” used especially in Islamic countries.
- bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- grovel — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- bow and scrape — to behave in an excessively deferential or obsequious way
noun kowtow
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- prostration — the act of prostrating.
- homage — respect or reverence paid or rendered: In his speech he paid homage to Washington and Jefferson.
- obeisance — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.