kowtow

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To bow very deeply.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive, figuratively) To act in a very submissive manner.
  4. Noun.  The act of kowtowing.

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